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Jay name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jay ranks #392 in male records (809 reported) and #10,452 in female records (9 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#10,452 · 9 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 7 female records (16 to 9); rank moved from #7,069 to #10,452.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 4 female records (13 to 9); rank moved from #8,230 to #10,452.
2025 male rank and count
#392 · 809 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 13 male records (822 to 809); rank moved from #396 to #392.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 55 male records (864 to 809); rank moved from #377 to #392.
Peak year in available data
2022: 897 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Jay becoming more popular?

Jay's reported male count decreased by 13 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #396 to #392. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Jay in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JayFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8970201620252016: 6 female records2017: 12 female records2019: 12 female records2020: 12 female records2021: 13 female records2022: 14 female records2023: 11 female records2024: 16 female records2025: 9 female records2016: 818 male records2017: 859 male records2018: 799 male records2019: 848 male records2020: 808 male records2021: 864 male records2022: 897 male records2023: 837 male records2024: 822 male records2025: 809 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025910,452809392
2024167,069822396
2023119,267837381
2022147,799897367
2021138,230864377
2020128,632808380
2019128,810848374
2018——799398
2017129,014859382
2016615,140818392

Questions about Jay’s popularity

How common is Jay in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jay ranks #392 in male records (809 reported) and #10,452 in female records (9 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Jay?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Jay only.

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