Jaye
Jaye was the 8072nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 734th with 173 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 114 places. More babies were named Jaye in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,072 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- 60% girls, 40% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956173 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,586babies recorded
Jaye popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,072 | #6,977 | 13 | 12 |
| 2020 | — | #8,356 | — | 9 |
| 2010 | #6,760 | #5,861 | 19 | 15 |
| 2000 | #6,956 | #5,728 | 15 | 12 |
| 1990 | #10,659 | #3,519 | 7 | 17 |
| 1980 | #4,598 | #3,014 | 16 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,249 | #2,974 | 20 | 11 |
| 1960 | #1,140 | #1,943 | 91 | 18 |
| 1950 | #1,775 | #2,376 | 29 | 11 |
| 1940 | #3,656 | — | 7 | — |
| 1930 | — | #2,688 | — | 10 |
| 1920 | — | #4,623 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jaye, counting every spelling?
Jaye is a spelling of Jae, a name family that had 31 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jae | 18 | #6,414 | 109 |
| Jaye | 13 | #8,072 | 64 |
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 Jaye?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaye (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jaye 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaye.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaye?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Jaye are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 37 and 69. That makes Jaye a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Jaye by state
How common Jaye was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Jaye: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaye, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jaye
How popular is the name Jaye?
Jaye was the 8072nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 734th with 173 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 114 places. More babies were named Jaye in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Jaye a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 60% girls, 40% boys given the name Jaye in the US.
Where is Jaye most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaye was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).