Recorded 2001–2012 Boys' name Peak 2008 35 births

Jayc — boys' name

35 babies named Jayc in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

35 boys have been named Jayc since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

35
total births
2001–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Jayc was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jayc in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayc

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Jayc between 2001 and 2012, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayc currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayc performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jayc shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayc 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 35 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.

Jayc at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

35

Since 2001

12 years of records

Peak year

2008

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2001

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jayc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2001

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2008)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 201220102009200820052001 5

Jayc by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 69% of Jayc's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayc?
35 babies have been named Jayc since 2001. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Jayc most popular?
Jayc was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jayc been used?
Jayc has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 12 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jayc?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jayce, Jaylen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2001–2012 (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.