Jakai
Yaqay is a Papuan language spoken in Indonesia by over 10,000 people. It is also called Mapi or Sohur; dialects are Oba-Miwamon, Nambiomon-Mabur, Bapai.
Meaning & Origin of Jakai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yaqay is a Papuan language spoken in Indonesia by over 10,000 people. It is also called Mapi or Sohur; dialects are Oba-Miwamon, Nambiomon-Mabur, Bapai.
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The Story of Jakai
Jakai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 475 Jakais were born — ranking #609 that year. As of 2026, Jakai ranks #609 for baby boys with 475 births, rising sharply (+133% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Jakais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jakai
Jakai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Jakai's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #609. Use the chart and map above to compare Jakai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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