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Worldwide Name Statistics

Jay

Ranked #374 - 1 in 58,565 people
US

Most common in

United States

137k bearers

World total

136,600

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#374

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States137k
Worldwide
~137k
rank #374
Rarity
1 in 58,565
of people globally
Gender split
99/1
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~137k in US

About the name Jay

There are an estimated 136,600 people named Jay alive worldwide today. That ranks Jay at #374 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Jay is held by approximately 136,600 people, ranking #374 among first names. That works out to roughly 41 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 2,430 U.S. residents).

Historically Jay is used overwhelmingly as a male name (98.7% male).

Jay appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

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 worldwide?

There are an estimated 136,600 people named Jay alive worldwide today, ranking #374 globally.

Is Jay a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 58,565 people. In the United States there are roughly 136,600 bearers, which is 1 in 2,430 Americans.

Is Jay a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Jay is used 98.7% male and 1.3% female.

Where does the name Jay come from?

Who are famous people named Jay?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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