How Many People Are Named Jaye?
people named Jaye are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 112,651 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,586 babies named Jaye in Social Security records from 1920 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
190 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine variant of JAY (1).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Jaye, 69.8% were girls and 30.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Jaye fell from 78.6% in the 1940s to 55.2% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Jaye alive today is about 49 years old, and 44% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 31 and 67 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Jaye first appears in the records in 1920 and was given most often in 1956, to 190 babies. In 2025, 25 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1920 to 2025
π Rank History
Jaye has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #733, in 1956. In 2025 it ranked #8,070. Among boys, its best rank was #1,392, in 1959.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,070 | #6,973 |
| Best rank | #733 (1956) | #1,392 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,139 in the 1950s | #1,867 in the 1960s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Jaye alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jaye were born in California than in any other state: about 99 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jaye was given 2.6 times as often in Texas, 2.3 times in California and 2 times in New York.
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