Total births
79
Boys' name · since 1987
Jye
Jye has 79 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 79
- total births
- 1987–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
79 boys have been named Jye since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jye has 79 recorded births among boys since 1987, 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 1987 to 2025.
- 79 total births
- 1987–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
79 boys have been named Jye since 1987, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 79
- total births
- 1987–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Jye was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
10 babies were named Jye in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Jye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jye's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jye at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Jye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jye's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Jye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 44 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jye? ▼
Since 1987, Social Security records show 79 babies named Jye. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 10 births.
When was Jye most popular? ▼
Jye was most popular in the 2010s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Jye been used? ▼
Records for Jye go back to 1987, giving 39 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jye? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jyere. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Jye's data
- Jye's decade-level peak was the 2010s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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.
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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, 1987–2025 (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. "Jye: Baby Name Since 1987 - 79 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jye. 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 Jye 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.