Recorded 2005–2022 Boys' name Peak 2018 110 births

Jex — boys' name

110 babies named Jex in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s652020s25
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Jex was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

12 babies were named Jex in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jex

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Jex between 2005 and 2022, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jex currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jex performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jex shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jex in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jex 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 110 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.

Jex at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

110

Since 2005

18 years of records

Peak year

2018

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2005

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jex popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2005

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 20222020201820162014201120092005 8

Jex by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 59% of Jex's all-time total
2000s202010s652020s25

Jex by state

Where Jex concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jex
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
6 5.5%
Utah share of Jex's total US births 5.5%

6 of 110 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jex?
110 babies have been named Jex since 2005. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2018 with 12 births.
When was Jex most popular?
Jex was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Jex most popular?
The top states for the name Jex are Utah (6 births).
How long has the name Jex been used?
Jex has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 18 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jex?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jexiel, Jexton. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2005–2022 (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.