Fun Facts About the Name Jalai
- 32 babies named Jalai: U.S. records list 32 babies given the name Jalai from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jalai Mean?
Jalai is most plausibly a Latin-script variant of the Arabic name Jali (جَلِيّ), meaning "clear, manifest." The adjective jalī comes from the root j-l-w, whose core sense is clearing, uncovering, or polishing. A similar-looking name is Jalālī (جلالی), the nisba formed from Jalāl, "majesty, glory"; that is a separate Arabic-derived formation, and the two should not be merged without evidence.
Jalai Name History & Origins
Arabic adjectives such as jalī have been used as personal names in Muslim societies. Latin-script transliteration varies by region and language, giving spellings such as Jali, Jalee, and Jalai; Jalai is uncommon in English usage. The similar Jalālī is a nisba from Jalāl and has its own separate use as a surname and in the Persian Jalali calendar. It is not evidence that Jalai comes from Jalāl.
How Popular is the Name Jalai?
Jalai has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #10,612 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,886 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #14,131 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,772 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,612 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #16,539 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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