Is Jay a boy or girl name?
Jay is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 819 boys were named Jay, so 1.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.3% of the 197,300 US babies named Jay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #396
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,043
- Babies named Jay since 1880
- 197,300
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 5,427 babies
Boys and girls named Jay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,016 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 918 | 5 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 926 | 16 | 1.7% |
| 1910s | 4,455 | 150 | 3.3% |
| 1920s | 8,054 | 241 | 2.9% |
| 1930s | 10,217 | 227 | 2.2% |
| 1940s | 18,656 | 313 | 1.7% |
| 1950s | 36,969 | 466 | 1.2% |
| 1960s | 42,712 | 380 | 0.9% |
| 1970s | 23,972 | 282 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 15,840 | 174 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 10,683 | 108 | 1% |
| 2000s | 8,167 | 75 | 0.9% |
| 2010s | 7,918 | 73 | 0.9% |
| 2020s | 4,222 | 65 | 1.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 819 | #396 | 16 | #7,043 |
| 2023 | 835 | #381 | 11 | #9,262 |
| 2022 | 897 | #367 | 14 | #7,794 |
| 2021 | 864 | #376 | 12 | #8,692 |
| 2020 | 807 | #381 | 12 | #8,625 |
| 2019 | 847 | #374 | 12 | #8,809 |
| 2018 | 799 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 859 | #382 | 12 | #9,013 |
| 2016 | 815 | #394 | 6 | #15,135 |
| 2015 | 806 | #393 | 8 | #12,314 |
| 2014 | 849 | #371 | 17 | #7,124 |
| 2013 | 767 | #389 | 7 | #13,786 |
| 2012 | 772 | #386 | 5 | #17,998 |
| 2011 | 718 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 686 | #410 | 6 | #15,808 |
| 2009 | 719 | #408 | 11 | #10,271 |
| 2008 | 763 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 752 | #396 | 14 | #8,736 |
| 2006 | 867 | #350 | 7 | #14,191 |
| 2005 | 852 | #348 | 6 | #15,299 |
| 2004 | 822 | #347 | 7 | #13,343 |
| 2003 | 810 | #345 | 13 | #8,204 |
| 2002 | 825 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 888 | #313 | 12 | #8,431 |
| 2000 | 869 | #326 | 5 | #16,090 |
| 1999 | 854 | #327 | 9 | #9,832 |
| 1998 | 833 | #326 | 8 | #10,521 |
| 1997 | 946 | #292 | 7 | #11,338 |
| 1996 | 942 | #287 | 9 | #9,116 |
| 1995 | 1,011 | #275 | 11 | #7,739 |
| 1994 | 1,101 | #262 | 14 | #6,471 |
| 1993 | 1,105 | #260 | 19 | #5,081 |
| 1992 | 1,219 | #236 | 7 | #10,944 |
| 1991 | 1,268 | #234 | 10 | #8,220 |
| 1990 | 1,404 | #217 | 14 | #6,259 |
| 1989 | 1,442 | #203 | 13 | #6,304 |
| 1988 | 1,368 | #199 | 15 | #5,431 |
| 1987 | 1,487 | #185 | 14 | #5,411 |
| 1986 | 1,483 | #180 | 17 | #4,613 |
| 1985 | 1,524 | #175 | 20 | #4,035 |
| 1984 | 1,555 | #171 | 18 | #4,222 |
| 1983 | 1,542 | #169 | 20 | #3,864 |
| 1982 | 1,668 | #164 | 18 | #4,234 |
| 1981 | 1,787 | #153 | 17 | #4,406 |
| 1980 | 1,984 | #141 | 22 | #3,653 |
| 1979 | 2,146 | #126 | 22 | #3,586 |
| 1978 | 2,151 | #119 | 24 | #3,228 |
| 1977 | 2,097 | #130 | 20 | #3,676 |
| 1976 | 2,103 | #126 | 19 | #3,581 |
| 1975 | 2,174 | #117 | 37 | #2,250 |
| 1974 | 2,360 | #111 | 28 | #2,639 |
| 1973 | 2,215 | #118 | 34 | #2,281 |
| 1972 | 2,444 | #115 | 38 | #2,072 |
| 1971 | 2,866 | #114 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1970 | 3,416 | #97 | 38 | #2,135 |
| 1969 | 3,181 | #95 | 30 | #2,371 |
| 1968 | 3,429 | #87 | 31 | #2,180 |
| 1967 | 3,612 | #87 | 40 | #1,861 |
| 1966 | 3,598 | #91 | 22 | #2,616 |
| 1965 | 3,942 | #90 | 32 | #2,083 |
| 1964 | 4,570 | #84 | 36 | #1,991 |
| 1963 | 4,719 | #85 | 41 | #1,824 |
| 1962 | 5,158 | #80 | 59 | #1,447 |
| 1961 | 5,120 | #81 | 45 | #1,705 |
| 1960 | 5,383 | #78 | 44 | #1,706 |
| 1959 | 4,940 | #88 | 49 | #1,563 |
| 1958 | 5,027 | #86 | 46 | #1,582 |
| 1957 | 4,630 | #88 | 50 | #1,514 |
| 1956 | 4,119 | #92 | 57 | #1,390 |
| 1955 | 3,397 | #103 | 47 | #1,486 |
| 1954 | 3,372 | #101 | 57 | #1,326 |
| 1953 | 3,235 | #99 | 47 | #1,430 |
| 1952 | 3,028 | #106 | 44 | #1,462 |
| 1951 | 2,637 | #116 | 37 | #1,562 |
| 1950 | 2,584 | #115 | 32 | #1,662 |
| 1949 | 2,457 | #118 | 39 | #1,477 |
| 1948 | 2,272 | #123 | 31 | #1,686 |
| 1947 | 2,438 | #119 | 36 | #1,589 |
| 1946 | 2,197 | #115 | 41 | #1,365 |
| 1945 | 1,760 | #125 | 40 | #1,272 |
| 1944 | 1,554 | #136 | 30 | #1,501 |
| 1943 | 1,673 | #134 | 27 | #1,641 |
| 1942 | 1,598 | #133 | 20 | #1,939 |
| 1941 | 1,416 | #137 | 25 | #1,583 |
| 1940 | 1,291 | #139 | 24 | #1,609 |
| 1939 | 1,146 | #142 | 16 | #2,072 |
| 1938 | 1,181 | #138 | 25 | #1,525 |
| 1937 | 1,147 | #136 | 27 | #1,430 |
| 1936 | 1,102 | #140 | 23 | #1,567 |
| 1935 | 1,067 | #147 | 23 | #1,579 |
| 1934 | 933 | #157 | 29 | #1,357 |
| 1933 | 949 | #151 | 21 | #1,680 |
| 1932 | 934 | #161 | 25 | #1,542 |
| 1931 | 867 | #166 | 17 | #1,984 |
| 1930 | 891 | #166 | 21 | #1,775 |
| 1929 | 842 | #169 | 28 | #1,467 |
| 1928 | 768 | #185 | 34 | #1,324 |
| 1927 | 871 | #171 | 37 | #1,313 |
| 1926 | 827 | #175 | 41 | #1,205 |
| 1925 | 789 | #182 | 20 | #1,971 |
| 1924 | 854 | #170 | 16 | #2,363 |
| 1923 | 829 | #172 | 16 | #2,316 |
| 1922 | 780 | #180 | 15 | #2,428 |
| 1921 | 828 | #174 | 17 | #2,237 |
| 1920 | 666 | #201 | 17 | #2,213 |
| 1919 | 637 | #197 | 11 | #2,895 |
| 1918 | 706 | #185 | 20 | #1,920 |
| 1917 | 643 | #188 | 27 | #1,450 |
| 1916 | 640 | #184 | 26 | #1,464 |
| 1915 | 537 | #200 | 16 | #1,998 |
| 1914 | 379 | #213 | 15 | #1,780 |
| 1913 | 349 | #193 | 15 | #1,562 |
| 1912 | 318 | #184 | 7 | #2,495 |
| 1911 | 126 | #229 | 5 | #2,659 |
| 1910 | 120 | #213 | 8 | #1,845 |
| 1909 | 98 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 89 | #218 | 9 | #1,486 |
| 1907 | 91 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 87 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 92 | #194 | 7 | #1,607 |
| 1904 | 95 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 82 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 89 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 96 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 107 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 63 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 85 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 82 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 78 | #202 | 5 | #1,700 |
| 1895 | 91 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 96 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 105 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 111 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 99 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 108 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 104 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 122 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 106 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 107 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 91 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 110 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 97 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 80 | #170 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 96 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 103 | #127 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jay reached #78 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #1,205 in 1926. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jay
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.