Jaki

#6,605 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Diminutive of Jacqueline

Jaki has been given to 361 babies in the U.S. since 1993. In 2025 it ranked #6,605 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2006, with 20 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 72% boys, 28% girls all-time.

Babies named Jaki, 2025

1 in 255,000

Jaki over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Jaki over time

In 2025, Jaki went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19562025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Jaki: meaning, origin, and history

Diminutive of Jacqueline

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Jaki means

Jaki is a diminutive of Jacqueline.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Jaki → Jacqueline. The family’s meaning is “heel”, recorded in English with the source elements ‘akev.

Origin, language, and formation

Jaki is used in Icelandic.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Jacqueline.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 261 boys were recorded with the name Jaki between 1993 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 20 in 2006; its best national rank was #4,579 in 2006.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #9,055 in 2020 to #6,605 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #9,083 in 2015 to #6,605 in 2025.

In the United States, 100 girls were recorded with the name Jaki between 1956 and 2006. Its highest annual count was 10 in 1975; its best national rank was #4,757 in 1964.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Jaki?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 255,000; 13 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 131,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #6,605; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 176,762 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Jaki sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 176,762 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jaki. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jakis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jaki was born before 2009 — so the typical Jaki is around 16 today.

Median birth year: 2009; About 16 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 41.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 87.4%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 261; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 41.4% of all recorded uses (108).

Is Jaki rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +1,382; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +2,450; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: +2,478; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.63×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 65.0%; Peak was 2006 (20)
Years since peak: 19; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 37.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #4,579; 2006

Spellings of Jaki

Jaki is not the most common spelling — Jack is, with 42.7% against Jaki's 0.01%.

Jack42.7%756,943
Jay11.0%195,548
Jake7.3%129,322
Jace5.2%91,544
Jamie5.0%88,654
Jackie4.5%78,900
Kai4.0%70,232
Ali1.9%34,383

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Jaki around the world

Where Jaki ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1929–1959
#1,385
in 1959

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Jaki by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #6,605
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 2,450
Best rank ever: #4,579; 2006
Peak year: 2006; 20 that year
First recorded: 1993
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 261
Count in 2025: 13

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,757; 1964
Peak year: 1975; 10 that year
First recorded: 1956
Last recorded: 2006
All-time count: 100
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Jaki

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Jakel Jakye Jak Jakyri Maki Jakhai Jakin Jakota Inaki Jakhi Jakori Jakim Jakaden Aki Jakyrie Jakiah Jakoda Jakarie Naki Jakson Jakwon Jakarri Jaken Jakylan

Sibling names for Jaki

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Taniya Rhianna Abagail Yahaira Abigale Abigayle Tayla Yajaira

For a brother

Kale Keven Zakary Aaden Nathen Donavon Shamar Gavyn

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