Jayson vs Jay

Side-by-side comparison of Jayson and Jay — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jayson

Boy name · Rank #621

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Name B

Jay

Boy name · Rank #396

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Metric Jayson Jay
Current Rank #621 #396
Total Births (all years) 35,543 194,725
Peak Year 2004 1960
Peak Year Births 963 5,383
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jayson Jay
1880ss — 1,016
1890ss — 918
1900ss — 926
1910ss — 4,455
1920ss 5 8,054
1930ss 16 10,217
1940ss 84 18,656
1950ss 307 36,969
1960ss 953 42,712
1970ss 5,677 23,972
1980ss 4,926 15,840
1990ss 4,919 10,683
2000ss 8,714 8,167
2010ss 7,423 7,918
2020ss 2,519 4,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jayson Jay
2014 795 849
2015 763 806
2016 636 815
2017 634 859
2018 620 799
2019 558 847
2020 539 807
2021 501 864
2022 541 897
2023 484 835
2024 454 819

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1922–2024.

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