Boys' name · since 2002
Jayk
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Jayk, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 39
- total births
- 2002–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Jayk sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Jayk recorded 39 times among boys since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2014.
- 39 total births
- 2002–2014 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jayk's 39 recorded births place it above 47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jayk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jayk's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jayk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2014
- Peak year (2007)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Jayk by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jayk's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Jayk births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Jayk's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2002–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jayk: Baby Name Since 2002 - 39 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jayk. 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 Jayk 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.