Total births
38
Boys' name · since 2016
Jey
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 38 babies named Jey, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10711
- among boys today
- 38
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Jey currently ranks #10711 among boys' names in America, with 38 babies recorded since 2016.
Jey has 38 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10711 as of the latest data, more common than 25% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #10711 among boys today
- 38 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jey is currently the #10711 boys' name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 38 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10711
- among boys today
- 38
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Jey vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10711
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
87% of everyone ever named Jey was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
14 babies were named Jey in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Jey compares
38 13th percentile among 14,294 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
Jey's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jey | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 23 | 22,252 |
Jey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jey's full recorded timeline at 2023, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jey at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,711
Active since
2016
Jey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Jey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Jey's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Jey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (87% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jey? ▼
38 babies have been named Jey since 2016. It currently ranks #10711 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 14 births.
When was Jey most popular? ▼
Jey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Jey been used? ▼
Records for Jey go back to 2016, giving 10 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jey? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeyden, Jeyson, Jeyren, Jeycob, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Jey
Nearby Names Like Jey
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jey
Jeyden Boy
#2231 870 births
Jeyson Boy
#3835 699 births
Jeyren Boy
#5033 225 births
Jeycob Boy
#3787 146 births
Jeydan Boy
#7113 138 births
Compare Jey side by side: Jey vs Jeyden Jey vs Jeyson Jey vs Jeyren
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jey: #10711 Boys' Name - 38 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jey 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 June 2026.