Unisex name · since 1927
Jaye
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 2,468 babies named Jaye, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,945 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,468
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
2,468 babies have been named Jaye since 1927, making it today's #7945 unisex name.
Jaye has 2,468 recorded births among girls since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7945 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #4,083 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,945 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,468 born since 1927
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaye ranks #4,083 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,945 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,468 born since 1927, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,083 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,945 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,468
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jaye's 2,468 recorded births place it above 94.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jaye compares
2,468 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Jaye's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaye | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,468 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 173 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaye's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 30% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 70%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 173, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 173
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Jaye popularity over time - boys
1,118 total births recorded since 1920 (Jaye as boys' name)
Jaye by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (784 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Jaye's strongest decade.
784 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jaye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 37
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 195
1940s
195 births
- 1950s
1950s
784 births
- 1960s
1960s
512 births
- 1970s 231
1970s
231 births
- 1980s 179
1980s
179 births
- 1990s 162
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 137
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 156
2010s
156 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 784 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jaye 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 Jaye's total volume
Jaye by state
Where Jaye concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 113 | 4.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 94 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 90 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 45 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 41 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 37 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 33 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 19 | 0.8% |
113 of 2,468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Jaye appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaye's data
- Jaye's decade-level peak was the 1950s (784 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jayes (113 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Jaye 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.