Trend of the Popularity of Jay as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 809 male babies that were named Jay in the US, which was 0.05% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Jay peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 1,984 babies, which was 0.11% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Jay, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Jay.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jay in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jay in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Jay from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Jay as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1984	0.11
1981	1787	0.10
1982	1667	0.09
1983	1541	0.09
1984	1554	0.09
1985	1524	0.08
1986	1484	0.08
1987	1487	0.08
1988	1369	0.07
1989	1444	0.07
1990	1403	0.07
1991	1268	0.06
1992	1220	0.06
1993	1106	0.06
1994	1102	0.06
1995	1011	0.05
1996	942	0.05
1997	946	0.05
1998	833	0.04
1999	855	0.05
2000	869	0.04
2001	888	0.05
2002	825	0.04
2003	810	0.04
2004	822	0.04
2005	852	0.04
2006	867	0.04
2007	752	0.04
2008	763	0.04
2009	719	0.04
2010	687	0.04
2011	718	0.04
2012	772	0.04
2013	767	0.04
2014	850	0.04
2015	806	0.04
2016	818	0.04
2017	859	0.05
2018	799	0.04
2019	848	0.05
2020	808	0.05
2021	864	0.05
2022	897	0.05
2023	837	0.05
2024	822	0.05
2025	809	0.05