Boys' name · since 2005
Jex
116 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.
- #16,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jex is the #11365 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 116 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jex has been recorded 116 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #11365 nationally and more common than 18% of boys, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #16,428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,365 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 116 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jex ranks #16,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,365 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 116 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jex's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Jex compares
116 28th percentile among 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
Jex's all-time total is 69% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jex | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 116 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jex's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jex's full recorded timeline at 2016, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jex popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Jex by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Jex's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Jex births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (56% of all-time use).
Jex by state
Where Jex concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 6 | 5.2% |
6 of 116 births nationwide.
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- Jex's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Jexs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Jex: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Jex 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.