US rank #12429 Girls' name Peak 2005 221 births

Jady — #12429 US girls' name

221 babies named Jady in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s61990s202000s1192010s572020s12
#12429
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jady was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jady in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jady

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Jady between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jady currently holds the #12429 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jady performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jady shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jady in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jady in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 221 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jady at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

221

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2005

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,429

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jady popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
17
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
05101520 20242016201220082004200019851976 7

Jady popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1985 (Jady as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1985 5

Jady by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
119 births that decade — 54% of Jady's all-time total
1970s71980s61990s202000s1192010s572020s12

Jady by state

Where Jady concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jady
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 3.2%
New York share of Jady's total US births 3.2%

7 of 221 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jady?
221 babies have been named Jady since 1976. It currently ranks #12429 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 17 births.
When was Jady most popular?
Jady was most popular in the 2000s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Jady most popular?
The top states for the name Jady are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Jady been used?
Jady has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jady?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jade, Jada, Jaden, Jadyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.