Jaycee
Jaycee was the 1155th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 201 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 516th; the most babies were born in 2010 (572). Over the last ten years it has moved down 504 places. More babies were named Jaycee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning from the initials J.C. · American English
Say it JAY-see /ˈdʒeɪsi/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,155 girls, down 191 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 201girls
- Girls and boys
- 83% girls, 17% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010572 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,712babies recorded
What does the name Jaycee mean?
Jaycee is generally understood as a spelled-out form of the initials J.C., or a blend of Jay with a -cee ending, in the same way as names like Kacey (K.C.) and Deejay. It has been used in the US since the 1930s, mainly for girls since the 1970s. We found no dictionary entry for the given name, so its meaning depends on what the initials stood for in a given family.
How sure is this? Uncertain. The initials explanation is the usual one but is not documented in a dictionary.
Related names: Jacey, Kacey, Casey.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kacey', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Jaycee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,155 | #2,498 | 201 | 54 |
| 2020 | #964 | #2,034 | 264 | 70 |
| 2010 | #522 | #3,576 | 572 | 30 |
| 2000 | #852 | #3,029 | 258 | 29 |
| 1990 | #2,926 | #3,379 | 39 | 18 |
| 1980 | #5,078 | #4,696 | 14 | 8 |
| 1970 | #7,418 | — | 6 | — |
| 1960 | — | #4,310 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | #3,933 | — | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jaycee, counting every spelling?
Jaycee is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #782 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,155 for Jaycee on its own. Together these spellings went to 348 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaycee | 201 | #1,155 | 1,374 |
| Jaycie | 93 | #2,040 | 383 |
| Jayci | 39 | #3,801 | 186 |
| Jaicee | 15 | #7,272 | 110 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jaycee?
201 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaycee (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaycee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaycee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaycee?
About 11,000 people born in the US named Jaycee are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Jaycee mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jaycee by state
How common Jaycee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.0×), Louisiana (4.2×), Alabama (3.7×), Kentucky (3.5×), Arkansas (3.2×). In 18 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaycee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaycee, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jaycee · Sibling names for Jaycee
Questions about the name Jaycee
What does Jaycee mean?
Jaycee is usually explained as “from the initials J.C.”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Jaycee?
Jaycee was the 1155th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 201 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 516th; the most babies were born in 2010 (572). Over the last ten years it has moved down 504 places. More babies were named Jaycee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jaycee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 83% girls, 17% boys given the name Jaycee in the US.
Where is Jaycee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaycee was most common in Mississippi (0.85 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.