Jay

Given to 198,132 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#10107
recorded as girls
#392
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
818
girls 9 · boys 809
Peak year
1960
5,385 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
198,132
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jay was most popular in 1960, when 5,385 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 809 babies were named Jay, ranking #392 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1960 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Jay was most popular in 1960, when 5,385 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 809 babies were named Jay, ranking #392 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.751.52.2531880192019602000Peak 1960

Jay was most popular in 1960, when 5,385 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 809 babies were named Jay, ranking #392 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 9 10107 809 392
2024 16 6932 822 396
2023 11 8989 837 381
2022 14 7631 897 367
2021 13 8024 864 377
2020 12 8406 808 380
2019 12 8597 848 373
2018 <5 — 799 397
2017 12 8776 859 382
2016 6 14331 818 392
2015 8 11835 806 393
2014 17 6987 850 370
2013 7 13150 767 389
2012 5 16869 772 386
2011 <5 — 718 397
2010 6 14959 687 410
2009 11 9975 719 408
2008 <5 — 763 394
2007 14 8520 752 396
2006 7 13606 867 350
2005 6 14502 852 348
2004 7 12761 822 347
2003 13 7998 810 344
2002 <5 — 825 334
2001 12 8196 888 313
2000 5 15031 869 326
1999 9 9479 855 325
1998 8 10122 833 326
1997 7 10836 946 292
1996 9 8812 942 287
1995 11 7514 1,011 275
1994 14 6319 1,102 262
1993 19 4998 1,106 260
1992 7 10479 1,220 236
1991 10 7987 1,268 234
1990 14 6131 1,403 217
1989 12 6531 1,444 203
1988 15 5321 1,369 199
1987 14 5312 1,487 185
1986 17 4539 1,484 179
1985 20 3983 1,524 175
1984 18 4166 1,554 171
1983 20 3806 1,541 170
1982 18 4167 1,667 164
1981 17 4344 1,787 153
1980 22 3609 1,984 141
1979 22 3541 2,145 126
1978 24 3196 2,151 119
1977 20 3612 2,097 130
1976 19 3540 2,105 126
1975 37 2232 2,174 117
1974 28 2616 2,360 110
1973 34 2267 2,215 118
1972 38 2057 2,443 115
1971 22 3062 2,866 114
1970 38 2120 3,415 97
1969 30 2350 3,181 95
1968 31 2164 3,428 87
1967 40 1848 3,612 87
1966 22 2586 3,598 91
1965 32 2064 3,944 90
1964 36 1975 4,567 84
1963 41 1815 4,720 85
1962 59 1444 5,158 80
1961 45 1697 5,119 81
1960 44 1695 5,385 78
1959 49 1552 4,940 88
1958 46 1578 5,027 86
1957 50 1507 4,630 88
1956 57 1378 4,120 92
1955 47 1480 3,396 103
1954 57 1317 3,372 101
1953 47 1424 3,235 99
1952 44 1454 3,028 106
1951 37 1555 2,637 116
1950 32 1653 2,584 115
1949 39 1469 2,457 118
1948 31 1669 2,272 123
1947 36 1576 2,438 119
1946 41 1360 2,196 115
1945 40 1261 1,760 125
1944 30 1486 1,554 136
1943 27 1625 1,673 134
1942 20 1917 1,598 133
1941 25 1569 1,416 137
1940 24 1591 1,291 139
1939 16 2038 1,146 142
1938 25 1505 1,181 138
1937 27 1416 1,147 136
1936 23 1549 1,102 140
1935 23 1550 1,067 147
1934 29 1344 933 157
1933 21 1658 949 151
1932 25 1520 934 161
1931 17 1941 867 166
1930 21 1748 891 166
1929 28 1447 842 168
1928 34 1310 769 185
1927 37 1303 870 171
1926 41 1198 827 175
1925 20 1946 789 182
1924 16 2308 854 170
1923 16 2264 829 172
1922 15 2387 780 180
1921 17 2195 828 174
1920 17 2172 666 201
1919 11 2813 637 197
1918 20 1887 706 185
1917 27 1431 643 188
1916 26 1445 640 184
1915 16 1964 537 200
1914 15 1740 379 213
1913 15 1528 349 192
1912 7 2360 318 183
1911 5 2463 126 229
1910 8 1773 120 213
1909 <5 — 98 217
1908 9 1439 89 218
1907 <5 — 91 210
1906 <5 — 87 203
1905 7 1538 92 193
1904 <5 — 95 189
1903 <5 — 82 193
1902 <5 — 89 188
1901 <5 — 96 160
1900 <5 — 107 189
1899 <5 — 63 208
1898 <5 — 85 184
1897 <5 — 82 186
1896 5 1583 78 202
1895 <5 — 91 171
1894 <5 — 96 160
1893 <5 — 105 142
1892 <5 — 111 145
1891 <5 — 99 137
1890 <5 — 108 133
1889 <5 — 104 139
1888 <5 — 122 129
1887 <5 — 106 124
1886 <5 — 107 126
1885 <5 — 91 149
1884 <5 — 110 130
1883 <5 — 97 128
1882 <5 — 80 170
1881 <5 — 96 123
1880 <5 — 103 126

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Other spellings

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Where Jay is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years