Jayse
Jayse was the 3804th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 907th with 237 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,635 places. More babies were named Jayse in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jayce) pet form of Jason · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #3,804 boys, down 1,555 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014237 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,205babies recorded
What does the name Jayse mean?
Jayse is a spelling of Jayce, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jayce's meaning and origin.
Jayce is a spelling of Jace or Jase, which began as short forms of Jason; Wiktionary calls it a non-standard spelling of those names and Wikipedia says it is often an abbreviation of Jason. Jason is a Greek name that DMNES derives from a verb meaning 'I heal'. Jayce is now usually given as a full name, and its sound also fits the many modern names that begin with Jay-.
Ἰάσων (Ancient Greek, “Iason, Jason”)ἰάομαι (Ancient Greek, “I heal”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Jace, Jase, Jason, Jaycee.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jayce', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jayce', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jason', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Jayse popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 30 since 2006.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,804 | 29 |
| 2020 | #2,249 | 61 |
| 2010 | #1,764 | 85 |
| 2000 | #3,694 | 22 |
| 1990 | #6,749 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jayse, counting every spelling?
Jayse is a spelling of Jayce, a name family that ranked #177 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,804 for Jayse on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,256 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayce | 2,199 | #167 | 11,412 |
| Jayse | 29 | #3,804 | 210 |
| Jaice | 15 | #5,970 | 164 |
| Jaise | 6 | #11,214 | 37 |
| Jaece | 7 | #10,094 | 27 |
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 Jayse?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayse (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jayse 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayse.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayse?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Jayse are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Jayse a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jayse by state
How common Jayse was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys 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 Jayse: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayse, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jayse
What does Jayse mean?
Jayse is a spelling of Jayce, which means “pet form of Jason” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jayse?
Jayse was the 3804th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 907th with 237 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,635 places. More babies were named Jayse in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jayse a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jayse in the US.
Where is Jayse most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayse was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Texas.