Jay

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Jay is a given name of Latin via English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 197,300 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 194,725 as boys and 2,575 as girls. Jay gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1960 and has since declined significantly. It is the #397 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	835
2023	846
2022	911
2021	876
2020	819
2019	859
2018	799
2017	871
2016	821
2015	814
2014	866
2013	774
2012	777
2011	718
2010	692
2009	730
2008	763
2007	766
2006	874
2005	858
2004	829
2003	823
2002	825
2001	900
2000	874
1999	863
1998	841
1997	953
1996	951
1995	1,022
1994	1,115
1993	1,124
1992	1,226
1991	1,278
1990	1,418
1989	1,455
1988	1,383
1987	1,501
1986	1,500
1985	1,544
1984	1,573
1983	1,562
1982	1,686
1981	1,804
1980	2,006
1979	2,168
1978	2,175
1977	2,117
1976	2,122
1975	2,211
1974	2,388
1973	2,249
1972	2,482
1971	2,888
1970	3,454
1969	3,211
1968	3,460
1967	3,652
1966	3,620
1965	3,974
1964	4,606
1963	4,760
1962	5,217
1961	5,165
1960	5,427
1959	4,989
1958	5,073
1957	4,680
1956	4,176
1955	3,444
1954	3,429
1953	3,282
1952	3,072
1951	2,674
1950	2,616
1949	2,496
1948	2,303
1947	2,474
1946	2,238
1945	1,800
1944	1,584
1943	1,700
1942	1,618
1941	1,441
1940	1,315
1939	1,162
1938	1,206
1937	1,174
1936	1,125
1935	1,090
1934	962
1933	970
1932	959
1931	884
1930	912
1929	870
1928	802
1927	908
1926	868
1925	809
1924	870
1923	845
1922	795
1921	845
1920	683
1919	648
1918	726
1917	670
1916	666
1915	553
1914	394
1913	364
1912	325
1911	131
1910	128
1909	98
1908	98
1907	91
1906	87
1905	99
1904	95
1903	82
1902	89
1901	96
1900	107
1899	63
1898	85
1897	82
1896	83
1895	91
1894	96
1893	105
1892	111
1891	99
1890	108
1889	104
1888	122
1887	106
1886	107
1885	91
1884	110
1883	97
1882	80
1881	96
1880	103