Boys' name · since 2001

Jais

76 babies named Jais in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,253 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Jais is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 76 have been recorded since 2001.

Jais has 76 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.

  • #19,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 76 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jais ranks #19,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,253 of 45,481
all-time among boys
76
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jais's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jais's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jais's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jais popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 200120022003200520062010201120132014201720182023 7

Jais by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (36 births, 47% of the file).

2010s was Jais's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Jais births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 36 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jais? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 76 babies named Jais. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #19,253 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 10 births.
Where does Jais sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jais ranks #19,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jais most popular? ▼
Jais was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Jais been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jais since 2001 -- 23 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Jais? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaime, Jaiden, Jairo, Jair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jais's data

  • Jais's decade-level peak was the 2010s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jais

Nearby Names Like Jais

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jais

Jaime Boy
#658 71,491 births
Jaiden Boy
#618 33,302 births
Jairo Boy
#935 11,483 births
Jair Boy
#1194 7,258 births
Jai Boy
#1463 5,160 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Izear
76 births · Peak 1952
Dunbar
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Selman
76 births · Peak 2017
Beacher
76 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jais: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jais draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.