Recorded 2020–2025 Boys' name Peak 2022 45 births

Jhay — boys' name

45 babies named Jhay in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s45

The verdict

45 boys have been named Jhay since 2020, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.

45
total births
2020–2025
years on record
2020s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Jhay was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jhay in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhay

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Jhay between 2020 and 2025, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jhay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhay performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jhay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhay 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 45 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.

Jhay at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

45

Since 2020

6 years of records

Peak year

2022

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2020

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jhay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2020

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2022)
19
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
05101520 20252023202220212020 6

Jhay by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
45 births that decade — 100% of Jhay's all-time total
2020s45

Jhay by state

Where Jhay concentrates geographically — total births since 2020

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jhay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 11.1%
New York share of Jhay's total US births 11.1%

5 of 45 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhay?
45 babies have been named Jhay since 2020. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2022 with 19 births.
When was Jhay most popular?
Jhay was most popular in the 2020s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Jhay most popular?
The top states for the name Jhay are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jhay been used?
Jhay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 6 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jhay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhalil, Jhase, Jhamir, Jhayden, and 4 more. 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, 2020–2025 (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.