Jayci
Jayci was the 3801st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2146th with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 645 places. More babies were named Jayci in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jaycee) from the initials J.C. · American English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,801 girls, down 441 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200894 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,867babies recorded
What does the name Jayci mean?
Jayci is a spelling of Jaycee, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jaycee's meaning and origin.
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)
Jayci popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,801 | 39 |
| 2020 | #3,360 | 46 |
| 2010 | #2,439 | 77 |
| 2000 | #2,608 | 57 |
| 1990 | #4,582 | 21 |
| 1980 | #7,008 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jayci, counting every spelling?
Jayci is a spelling of Jaycee, a name family that ranked #782 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,801 for Jayci 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 Jayci?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayci (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jayci 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayci.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayci?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Jayci are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Jayci 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.
Jayci by state
How common Jayci was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Jayci: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayci, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jayci
What does Jayci mean?
Jayci is a spelling of Jaycee, usually explained as “from the initials J.C.”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Jayci?
Jayci was the 3801st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 2146th with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 645 places. More babies were named Jayci in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jayci a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jayci in the US.
Where is Jayci most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayci was most common in Louisiana (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.