Recorded 1996–2012 Unisex name Peak 2000 86 births

Jie — boys' name

86 babies named Jie in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s532010s14
2000s
Peak decade

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

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jie in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jie

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Jie between 1996 and 2012, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Jie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 18 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. 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 Jie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jie 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 86 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.

Jie at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

86

Since 1996

17 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1996

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1996

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Jie popularity over time — girls

18 total births recorded since 1997 (Jie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
6 200320011997 6

Jie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 62% of Jie's all-time total
1990s192000s532010s14

Jie by state

Where Jie concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.8%
New York share of Jie's total US births 5.8%

5 of 86 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jie?
86 babies have been named Jie since 1996. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
When was Jie most popular?
Jie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jie most popular?
The top states for the name Jie are New York (5 births).
Is Jie a unisex name?
Yes, Jie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 86 births, and as a girl's name it has 18 births.
How long has the name Jie been used?
Jie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 17 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jiel. 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, 1996–2012 (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.