Jai

Where Jai comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jai.

  • Sanskrit
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Jai through the years
  1. 1959
    First appearance
    #3,290 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1959
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2014
    Peak, #1,014
    201 babies named Jai, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
  • A female given name.
Namesakes

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