Trend of the Popularity of Jay as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 819 male babies that were named Jay in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jay peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 1,984 babies, which was 0.11% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Jay, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Jay.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jay in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jay in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Jay from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Jay as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1984	0.11
1981	1787	0.10
1982	1668	0.09
1983	1542	0.09
1984	1555	0.09
1985	1524	0.08
1986	1483	0.08
1987	1487	0.08
1988	1368	0.07
1989	1442	0.07
1990	1404	0.07
1991	1268	0.06
1992	1219	0.06
1993	1105	0.06
1994	1101	0.06
1995	1011	0.05
1996	942	0.05
1997	946	0.05
1998	833	0.04
1999	854	0.04
2000	869	0.04
2001	888	0.05
2002	825	0.04
2003	810	0.04
2004	822	0.04
2005	852	0.04
2006	867	0.04
2007	752	0.04
2008	763	0.04
2009	719	0.04
2010	686	0.04
2011	718	0.04
2012	772	0.04
2013	767	0.04
2014	849	0.04
2015	806	0.04
2016	815	0.04
2017	859	0.05
2018	799	0.04
2019	847	0.05
2020	807	0.05
2021	864	0.05
2022	897	0.05
2023	835	0.05
2024	819	0.05