Boys' name · since 1977

Jayesh

Jayesh has 77 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

77
total births
1977–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade

Jayesh sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 77 recorded since 1977.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayesh has been recorded 77 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2018.

  • 77 total births
  • 1977–2018 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 42% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jayesh's 77 recorded births place it above 58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jayesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jayesh's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jayesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
7
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19771983199520052010201220162018 5

Jayesh by decade

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

2010s was Jayesh's strongest decade.

32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Jayesh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayesh?
77 babies have been named Jayesh since 1977. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 7 births.
When was Jayesh most popular?
Jayesh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Jayesh been used?
Records for Jayesh go back to 1977, giving 42 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Jayesh?
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 July 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, 1977–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jayesh: Baby Name Since 1977 - 77 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jayesh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jayesh 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 July 2026.