US rank #12650 Boys' name Peak 2014 200 births

Jayjay — #12650 US boys' name

200 babies named Jayjay in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131990s172000s442010s912020s35
#12650
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 11% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jayjay was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jayjay in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayjay

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Jayjay between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayjay currently holds the #12650 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayjay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jayjay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jayjay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayjay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 200 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jayjay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

200

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2014

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,650

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayjay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
12
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 20242019201520112007200119751974 5

Jayjay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
91 births that decade — 46% of Jayjay's all-time total
1970s131990s172000s442010s912020s35

Jayjay by state

Where Jayjay concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jayjay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.5%
Texas share of Jayjay's total US births 2.5%

5 of 200 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayjay?
200 babies have been named Jayjay since 1974. It currently ranks #12650 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 12 births.
When was Jayjay most popular?
Jayjay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Jayjay most popular?
The top states for the name Jayjay are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jayjay been used?
Jayjay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayjay?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.