Boys' name · since 1990
Jayse
2,175 babies named Jayse in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,805 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,175
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayse is the #3805 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,175 recorded since 1990.
Jayse has 2,175 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3805 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #3,131 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,805 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,175 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayse ranks #3,131 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,805 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,175 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,805 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,175
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jayse's 2,175 recorded births place it above 93.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jayse compares
2,175 Top 21% higher than 79% of 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
Jayse's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayse | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,175 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 237 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jayse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jayse splits its recorded history at 2008: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 237 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jayse popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 237
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jayse popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 2006 (Jayse as girls' name)
Jayse by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,329 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Jayse's strongest decade.
1,329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Jayse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 485
2000s
485 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,329 births
- 2020s 271
2020s
271 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,329 births (61% of all-time use).
How Jayse compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jayse's total volume
Jayse by state
Where Jayse concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 202 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 116 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 83 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 57 | 2.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 54 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 52 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 49 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 39 | 1.8% |
202 of 2,175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Jayse appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayse's data
- Jayse's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,329 total births); usage has since declined to 271 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jayses (202 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 Jayse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Jayse 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.