Jai

JAY

Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil

"victory"

Jai Origin and Meaning

The name Jai is a boy's name meaning "victory".

Pronounced like Jay, this short name is popular in South Asia and makes for a great English-South Asian crossover choice, used regularly in the UK and Australia. It can also be an alternate spelling of the English name Jay, either short for a J name or deriving from the name of the bird.

Famous bearers include Tamil-language actor Jai Sampath, Australian actor Jai Courtney, and American actor and musician Jai Rodriguez.

Jai Popularity

• 1902 Nameberry 2024
• 204 Unique 2023
• 265 Unisex 2023
• 755 England 2021

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Famous People Named Jai

• Jai Stephen Courtney Australian actor
• Jaidon Domenic Matthew "Jai" Brooks Australian comedian of YouTube group The Janoskians
• Jai Waetford Australian singer
• Jai Koutrae Australian actor
• Jai Sampath Indian Tamil film actor
• Jai aka Jason Rowe English pop,soul singer
• Jai McDowall Scottish singer
• (David) Jai Rodriguez American TV personality and actor
• Jai Desmond Taurima Australian long jumper
• Jai Powell Lucas American basketball player
• Michael Jai White American actor
• Jai Rodriguez (b. 2006) son of singer Sie7e
• Jai Blue Wallace (b. 2012) son of actress Daya Vivian Vaidya
• Jai Mays son of NFL player Joe Mays
• Jai Field son of actress Kate Garven and Ben Field

Jai in Pop Culture

• Jai Wilcox character on TV's "Covert Affairs"
• Jai sidekick to Ron Ely's Tarzan movie character
• Jai alai Latin American sport