US rank #169 Boys' name Peak 2015 43,197 births

Jayce — #169 US boys' name

43,197 babies named Jayce in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s321960s321970s661980s4541990s11082000s55312010s243132020s11661
#169
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Jayce was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

3,127 babies were named Jayce in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayce

The Social Security Administration has registered 43,197 babies named Jayce between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayce currently holds the #169 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 3,127 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayce performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 24,313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jayce shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,945 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayce in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayce 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 43,197 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.

Jayce at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

43,197

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2015

3,127 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#169

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayce popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2015)
3,127
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420162008200019921984197619621956 13

Jayce popularity over time — girls

1,707 total births recorded since 1929 (Jayce as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 1,707 births
020406080100 20242017201020031996198919791929 8

Jayce by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
24,313 births that decade — 56% of Jayce's all-time total
1950s321960s321970s661980s4541990s11082000s55312010s243132020s11661

Jayce by state

Where Jayce concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jayce
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,945 9.1%
#2 California
3,200 7.4%
#3 Florida
2,934 6.8%
#4 New York
2,327 5.4%
#5 Ohio
1,903 4.4%
#6 Georgia
1,876 4.3%
#7 Michigan
1,795 4.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
1,682 3.9%
Texas share of Jayce's total US births 9.1%
Even split

3,945 of 43,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Jayce appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayce?
43,197 babies have been named Jayce since 1956. It currently ranks #169 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 3,127 births.
When was Jayce most popular?
Jayce was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24,313 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Jayce most popular?
The top states for the name Jayce are Texas (3,945 births), California (3,200 births), Florida (2,934 births).
How long has the name Jayce been used?
Jayce has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayden, Jay, Jaylen, Jayson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1956–2024 (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.