Unisex name · since 1968
Jaycee
Jaycee has 11,099 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,154 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,099
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaycee currently ranks #1154 among unisex names in America, with 11,099 babies recorded since 1968.
Jaycee has 11,099 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1154 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, 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 1968 to 2025.
- #1,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,154 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,099 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaycee ranks #1,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,154 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,099 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,154 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,099
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaycee's 11,099 recorded births place it above 97.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaycee compares
11,099 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jaycee's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaycee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,099 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 572 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaycee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaycee's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 572, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaycee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 572
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Jaycee popularity over time - boys
1,613 total births recorded since 1934 (Jaycee as boys' name)
Jaycee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,500 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Jaycee's strongest decade.
4,500 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jaycee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 89
1970s
89 births
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s 1,308
1990s
1,308 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,395 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,500 births
- 2020s 1,638
2020s
1,638 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,500 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jaycee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jaycee's total volume
Jaycee by state
Where Jaycee concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,455 | 13.1% |
| #2 | California | | 748 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Utah | | 485 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 472 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 455 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 387 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 374 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 352 | 3.2% |
1,455 of 11,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Jaycee appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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- Jaycee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,500 total births) through the 2020s (1,638) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaycees (1,455 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaycee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
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, 1968–2025 (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 Jaycee 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.