Recorded 1983–1986 Unisex name Peak 1986 29 births

Jaie — unisex name

29 babies named Jaie in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s29
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Jaie was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

14 babies were named Jaie in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaie

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Jaie between 1983 and 1986, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 14 babies received it in a single year. Jaie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1985.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaie 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 29 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.

Jaie at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

29

Since 1983

4 years of records

Peak year

1986

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1983

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1986

Jaie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1983

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1986)
14
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
46810121416 198619851983 6

Jaie popularity over time — boys

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

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1985 5

Jaie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 100% of Jaie's all-time total
1980s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaie?
29 babies have been named Jaie since 1983. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1986 with 14 births.
When was Jaie most popular?
Jaie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Is Jaie a unisex name?
Yes, Jaie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 29 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Jaie been used?
Jaie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 4 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Jaie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaime, Jaida, Jaimie, Jaiden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1983–1986 (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.