US rank #2850 Boys' name Peak 2014 2,145 births

Jayse — #2850 US boys' name

2,145 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.

1990s902000s4852010s13282020s242
#2850
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jayse was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

236 babies were named Jayse in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jayse

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,145 babies named Jayse between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jayse currently holds the #2850 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 236 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jayse performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,328 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jayse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 202 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jayse in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jayse 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 2,145 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.

Jayse at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,145

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2014

236 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,850

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jayse popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
236
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Jayse popularity over time — girls

30 total births recorded since 2006 (Jayse as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
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Jayse by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,328 births that decade — 62% of Jayse's all-time total
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Jayse by state

Where Jayse concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jayse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
202 9.4%
#2 California
116 5.4%
#3 Ohio
83 3.9%
#4 Illinois
57 2.7%
#5 New York
54 2.5%
#6 Louisiana
52 2.4%
#7 Florida
49 2.3%
#8 Missouri
39 1.8%
Texas share of Jayse's total US births 9.4%
Even split

202 of 2,145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Jayse appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jayse?
2,145 babies have been named Jayse since 1990. It currently ranks #2850 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 236 births.
When was Jayse most popular?
Jayse was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,328 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Jayse most popular?
The top states for the name Jayse are Texas (202 births), California (116 births), Ohio (83 births).
How long has the name Jayse been used?
Jayse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jayse?
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, 1990–2024 (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.