Boys' name · since 1979

Jp

Jp has 104 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

104
total births
1979–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade

Jp sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 104 recorded since 1979.

Jp has 104 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2022.

  • 104 total births
  • 1979–2022 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 33% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jp's 104 recorded births place it above 62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jp's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jp's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jp popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
45678910 1979198719932008201420202022 5

Jp by decade

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

2010s was Jp's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Jp births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jp?
Jp has been given to 104 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 9 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Jp most popular?
Jp was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Jp been used?
Jp has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 44 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jp?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jprince. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jp's data

  • Jp's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1979–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jp: Baby Name Since 1979 - 104 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jp. 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 Jp 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 July 2026.