Girls' name · since 1981
Jaylee
Jaylee has 8,472 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,855 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,472
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaylee currently ranks #1308 among girls' names in America, with 8,472 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylee has been recorded 8,472 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #1308 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, 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 1981 to 2025.
- #1,855 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,308 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,472 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaylee ranks #1,855 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,308 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,472 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,855 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,472
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaylee's 8,472 recorded births place it above 97.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaylee compares
8,472 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Jaylee's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaylee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,472 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 505 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jaylee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaylee's full recorded timeline at 2005, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 505 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaylee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 505
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jaylee popularity over time - boys
129 total births recorded since 1993 (Jaylee as boys' name)
Jaylee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,958 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Jaylee's strongest decade.
3,958 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jaylee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 325
1990s
325 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,798 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,958 births
- 2020s 1,348
2020s
1,348 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,958 births (47% of all-time use).
How Jaylee 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 Jaylee's total volume
Jaylee by state
Where Jaylee concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,057 | 12.5% |
| #2 | California | | 566 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 411 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 363 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 331 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 284 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 269 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Utah | | 269 | 3.2% |
1,057 of 8,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Jaylee appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaylee's data
- Jaylee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,958 total births) through the 2020s (1,348) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaylees (1,057 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jaylee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Jaylee 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.