Jersey
Jersey was the 1394th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 157 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1071st with 232 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 141 places. More babies were named Jersey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,394 girls, down 64 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 157girls
- Girls and boys
- 74% girls, 26% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010232 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,673babies recorded
Jersey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #1,394 | #2,732 | 157 | 47 |
| 2020 | #1,330 | #2,335 | 166 | 58 |
| 2010 | #1,071 | #7,837 | 232 | 10 |
| 2000 | #13,932 | #7,082 | 6 | 9 |
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How popular is Jersey, counting every spelling?
Jersey is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #882 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,394 for Jersey on its own. Together these spellings went to 291 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 157 | #1,394 | 706 |
| Jerzi | 37 | #3,941 | 215 |
| Jersi | 35 | #4,111 | 154 |
| Jerzee | 14 | #7,649 | 93 |
| Jersie | 18 | #6,423 | 89 |
| Jerzie | 16 | #6,967 | 69 |
| Jerzey | 8 | #11,358 | 53 |
| Jersee | 6 | #13,956 | 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 Jersey?
157 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jersey (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jersey 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 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jersey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jersey?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Jersey are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 19. That makes Jersey 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.
Jersey by state
How common Jersey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.9×), Michigan (2.8×), Indiana (2.1×), Ohio (2.1×), Missouri (2.1×). In 29 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 Jersey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jersey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jersey
How popular is the name Jersey?
Jersey was the 1394th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 157 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1071st with 232 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 141 places. More babies were named Jersey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jersey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 74% girls, 26% boys given the name Jersey in the US.
Where is Jersey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jersey was most common in Mississippi (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Michigan.