Unisex name · since 1965

Jaydee

Jaydee has 603 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10,524 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,143 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
603
born since 1965
2000s
peak decade

603 babies have been named Jaydee since 1965, making it today's #12143 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaydee has been recorded 603 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #12143 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.

  • #10,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,143 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 603 born since 1965
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaydee ranks #10,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,143 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 603 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.

#10,524 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,143 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
603
born since 1965
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%29.7%
Jaydee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaydee's 603 recorded births place it above 85.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Jaydee compares

603 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Jaydee's all-time total is 60% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jaydee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 603 376 567,345
Peak-year births 37 21 19,840

Jaydee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jaydee splits its recorded history at 2005: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jaydee popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
37
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
010203040 19651989199620022008201420202025 7

Jaydee popularity over time - boys

555 total births recorded since 1963 (Jaydee as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 555 births
051015202530 19631977198419972005201220192025 12

Jaydee by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (237 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Jaydee's strongest decade.

237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Jaydee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 237 births (39% of all-time use).

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

How Jaydee 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 Jaydee's total volume

Jaydee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 7.5%-47, 4.1%-53, 5.1%-44, 21.7%-51, 10.1%-26, 8.8%-105, 5.6%-40, 5.6%-43, 5.6%-56, 5.6%-42, 4.5%-43, 5.5%-50, 9.5%-34, 8.9%-49, 5.8%Jaydee-61, 6.1%Jaydee
Jaydee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jaydee by state

Where Jaydee concentrates geographically, total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jaydee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
70 11.6%
#2 Texas
22 3.6%
#3 New York
5 0.8%
California share of Jaydee's total US births 11.6%
Even split

70 of 603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaydee?
Jaydee has been given to 603 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,524 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #12,143 of 17,297. 37 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Jaydee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaydee ranks #10,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,143 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaydee most popular?
Jaydee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 237 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jaydee most popular?
The top states for the name Jaydee are California (70 births), Texas (22 births), New York (5 births).
Is Jaydee a unisex name?
Yes, Jaydee is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 603 births, and as a boy's name it has 555 births.
How long has the name Jaydee been used?
Records for Jaydee go back to 1965, giving 61 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jaydee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jayla, Jayne, Jayden, Jayda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jaydee's data

  • Jaydee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jaydees (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Jaydee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaydee: 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, 1965–2025 (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 Jaydee 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.