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United States name statistics

Jay in United States

Estimated bearers

136,600

Country rank

#374

Per 100k

41

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 98.7%Female 1.3%

Jay popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Jay, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 103
  2. 1881: 96
  3. 1882: 80
  4. 1883: 97
  5. 1884: 110
  6. 1885: 91
  7. 1886: 107
  8. 1887: 106
  9. 1888: 122
  10. 1889: 104
  11. 1890: 108
  12. 1891: 99
  13. 1892: 111
  14. 1893: 105
  15. 1894: 96
  16. 1895: 91
  17. 1896: 83
  18. 1897: 82
  19. 1898: 85
  20. 1899: 63
  21. 1900: 107
  22. 1901: 96
  23. 1902: 89
  24. 1903: 82
  25. 1904: 95
  26. 1905: 99
  27. 1906: 87
  28. 1907: 91
  29. 1908: 98
  30. 1909: 98
  31. 1910: 128
  32. 1911: 131
  33. 1912: 325
  34. 1913: 364
  35. 1914: 394
  36. 1915: 553
  37. 1916: 666
  38. 1917: 670
  39. 1918: 726
  40. 1919: 648
  41. 1920: 683
  42. 1921: 845
  43. 1922: 795
  44. 1923: 845
  45. 1924: 870
  46. 1925: 809
  47. 1926: 868
  48. 1927: 907
  49. 1928: 803
  50. 1929: 870
  51. 1930: 912
  52. 1931: 884
  53. 1932: 959
  54. 1933: 970
  55. 1934: 962
  56. 1935: 1,090
  57. 1936: 1,125
  58. 1937: 1,174
  59. 1938: 1,206
  60. 1939: 1,162
  61. 1940: 1,315
  62. 1941: 1,441
  63. 1942: 1,618
  64. 1943: 1,700
  65. 1944: 1,584
  66. 1945: 1,800
  67. 1946: 2,237
  68. 1947: 2,474
  69. 1948: 2,303
  70. 1949: 2,496
  71. 1950: 2,616
  72. 1951: 2,674
  73. 1952: 3,072
  74. 1953: 3,282
  75. 1954: 3,429
  76. 1955: 3,443
  77. 1956: 4,177
  78. 1957: 4,680
  79. 1958: 5,073
  80. 1959: 4,989
  81. 1960: 5,429
  82. 1961: 5,164
  83. 1962: 5,217
  84. 1963: 4,761
  85. 1964: 4,603
  86. 1965: 3,976
  87. 1966: 3,620
  88. 1967: 3,652
  89. 1968: 3,459
  90. 1969: 3,211
  91. 1970: 3,453
  92. 1971: 2,888
  93. 1972: 2,481
  94. 1973: 2,249
  95. 1974: 2,388
  96. 1975: 2,211
  97. 1976: 2,124
  98. 1977: 2,117
  99. 1978: 2,175
  100. 1979: 2,167
  101. 1980: 2,006
  102. 1981: 1,804
  103. 1982: 1,685
  104. 1983: 1,561
  105. 1984: 1,572
  106. 1985: 1,544
  107. 1986: 1,501
  108. 1987: 1,501
  109. 1988: 1,384
  110. 1989: 1,456
  111. 1990: 1,417
  112. 1991: 1,278
  113. 1992: 1,227
  114. 1993: 1,125
  115. 1994: 1,116
  116. 1995: 1,022
  117. 1996: 951
  118. 1997: 953
  119. 1998: 841
  120. 1999: 864
  121. 2000: 874
  122. 2001: 900
  123. 2002: 825
  124. 2003: 823
  125. 2004: 829
  126. 2005: 858
  127. 2006: 874
  128. 2007: 766
  129. 2008: 763
  130. 2009: 730
  131. 2010: 693
  132. 2011: 718
  133. 2012: 777
  134. 2013: 774
  135. 2014: 867
  136. 2015: 814
  137. 2016: 824
  138. 2017: 871
  139. 2018: 799
  140. 2019: 860
  141. 2020: 820
  142. 2021: 877
  143. 2022: 911
  144. 2023: 848
  145. 2024: 838
  146. 2025: 818

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Jay in United States?

An estimated 136,600 people in United States are named Jay. That works out to 1 in 2,430 residents.

Is Jay a common name in United States?

Jay ranks #374 among first names in United States.