Boys' name · since 1974
Jayjay
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 209 babies named Jayjay, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,095 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayjay is the #9095 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 209 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayjay has been recorded 209 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #9095 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, 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 1974 to 2025.
- #12,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,095 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 209 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayjay ranks #12,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,095 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 209 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,095 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 209
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayjay's 209 recorded births place it above 72.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jayjay compares
209 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jayjay's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayjay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 209 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jayjay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayjay's full recorded timeline at 2011, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayjay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jayjay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Jayjay's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jayjay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (44% of all-time use).
Jayjay by state
Where Jayjay concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 209 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jayjay's data
- Jayjay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jayjays (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jayjay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Jayjay 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.