How Many People Are Named Jae?
people named Jae are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 124,830 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,980 babies named Jae in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
71 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of JAY (1).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jae, 44.2% were girls and 55.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Jae fell from 53.7% in the 1950s to 38.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jae alive today is about 28 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 41 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jae first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 2020, to 71 babies. In 2025, 60 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jae has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,814, in 1957. In 2025 it ranked #2,955. Among girls, its best rank was #2,858, in 1952.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,955 | #6,413 |
| Best rank | #1,814 (1957) | #2,858 (1952) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,174 in the 2010s | #5,422 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jae alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jae were born in California than in any other state: about 160 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jae was given 4.3 times as often in Texas and 3.3 times in California.
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