Jaki
Jaki is a given name and a surname which may refer to:John Jaki Byard (1922–1999), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger Jacqueline Jaki Graham, British R&B singer-songwriter Jaki Liebezeit (1938–2017), German drummer Jaki Numazawa, ring name of Japanese professional wrestler Naoki Fukui Patryk Jaki, Polish politician Stanley Jaki (1924–2009), Hungarian-born American Roman Catholic…
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Meaning & Origin of Jaki
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaki is a given name and a surname which may refer to:John Jaki Byard (1922–1999), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger Jacqueline Jaki Graham, British R&B singer-songwriter Jaki Liebezeit (1938–2017), German drummer Jaki Numazawa, ring name of Japanese professional wrestler Naoki Fukui Patryk Jaki, Polish politician Stanley Jaki (1924–2009), Hungarian-born American Roman Catholic…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Jaki
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jaki as a girl name dates back to 1956, when 7 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Jaki — #5,515 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Jaki on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Jaki last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 100 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jaki as a boy name dates back to 1993, when 6 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Jaki — #4,517 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Jaki on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Jaki last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 248 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jaki
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About the name Jaki
Jaki is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 248 births in the dataset. Jaki's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,517. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaki'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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