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Jahkai
♂ Boy
Pronounced JAH-ky /ˈdʒɑː.kaɪ/Low
Meaning: Modern compound; Yahweh/Jah + kai (sea or fire)Low
In 30 seconds: Jahkai is a modern American name, possibly combining Jah (a Hebrew abbreviation for Yahweh) with Kai (sea in Hawaiian, fire in Japanese), creating a name meaning Yahweh's sea or Yahweh is fiery.
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MeaningModern compound; Yahweh/Jah + kai (sea or fire)
U.S. rank (2024)#1454 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births124 boys (0.01% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2024
Total births (all-time)≈ 674
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
History & Origin
Jahkai is a modern American name combining the Hebrew Jah (abbreviated Yahweh) with Kai (sea or fire). It is used in African American communities.
Jahkai is a distinctive name in the United States.
Did you know? The prefix Jah meaning God (Yahweh) appears in many names across religious traditions — Jahweh, Jahseh (XXXTentacion's birth name), and now Jahkai — representing a distinctly American tradition of creating names with divine prefixes.
Overall data confidence 40%
Variations
JakaiJahkey
Nicknames
JahKai
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Frequently Asked
What does Jahkai mean?
Modern compound; Yahweh/Jah + kai (sea or fire)
How do you pronounce Jahkai?
Jahkai is pronounced JAH-ky.
What is the origin of Jahkai?
Jahkai comes from American, Hebrew.
What names are similar to Jahkai?
Similar names include jahir, tariq, zayn.