Jasai
Jasai is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Jasai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jasai is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Jasai
Jasai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 166 births, good for #1,212 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Jasais. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,229 among baby boy names with 163 births, rising sharply (+121% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Jasais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Jasai
Jasai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jasai's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,212. Use the chart and map above to compare Jasai'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.