The baby name Jah is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɑː/ or /dʒɑ/ (jah, rhymes with 'spa').
Jah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jah is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɑː/ or /dʒɑ/ (jah, rhymes with 'spa').
Jah is Hebrew in Origin.
Jah stems from Biblical Hebrew Yah, the poetic short form of the divine name YHWH. It appears in the Hebrew Bible and survives in English Bibles (notably Psalm 68:4 in the King James Version as “JAH”) and in the exclamation “hallelujah” (“praise Yah”). The name’s sense reflects the meaning associated with YHWH - often rendered “the LORD” and interpreted as “He is/He causes to be” - so as a given name Jah conveys “God” or a close invocation of the divine.
As a modern personal name, Jah gained visibility through Jamaican Rastafari, where “Jah” is the common name for God, and has since seen use - primarily but not exclusively for boys - across the Caribbean, the African diaspora, and beyond. Variant spelling Yah is common. Related theophoric forms appear as -iah/-yahu in names such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah, Hezekiah, and Josiah, and as Jah- in some KJV transliterations (e.g., Jahaziel, Jahdiel).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | 0 | #3 | 4 | 374 | |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #15 | 3 | 603 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JM | 0 | #87 | 7 | 3,714 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #92 | 15 | 5,459 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #125 | 25 | 4,685 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #147 | 5 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #160 | 120 | 6,876 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| GH | 0 | #219 | 25 | 5,396 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #235 | 116 | 8,138 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #249 | 5 | 6,830 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #271 | 8 | 7,507 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #329 | 29 | 8,477 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #331 | 7 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #354 | 9 | 8,539 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #357 | 11 | 7,951 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #365 | 19 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #374 | 17 | 13,098 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #434 | 12 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 7 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #496 | 10 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #534 | 17 | 12,054 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #551 | 9 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #567 | 20 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #697 | 11 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #741 | 11 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #777 | 10 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #814 | 16 | 13,765 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #844 | 151 | 24,821 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #860 | 33 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #869 | 10 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #884 | 68 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #892 | 29 | 15,656 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #893 | 59 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #915 | 21 | 25,931 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #920 | 11 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #929 | 13 | 12,708 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #962 | 21 | 16,355 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,019 | 160 | 25,619 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,073 | 20 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 30 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,100 | 29 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,119 | 23 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,162 | 15 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,262 | 6 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,408 | 64 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,567 | 48 | 28,008 |
Jah is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:
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