Is Jaye a boy or girl name?
Jaye is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 6 boys were named Jaye, so 64.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.9% of the 3,561 US babies named Jaye were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,499
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,170
- Babies named Jaye since 1920
- 3,561
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Jaye, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13 | 11 | 45.8% |
| 1930s | 55 | 37 | 40.2% |
| 1940s | 53 | 195 | 78.6% |
| 1950s | 163 | 784 | 82.8% |
| 1960s | 189 | 512 | 73% |
| 1970s | 135 | 231 | 63.1% |
| 1980s | 134 | 179 | 57.2% |
| 1990s | 122 | 162 | 57% |
| 2000s | 89 | 137 | 60.6% |
| 2010s | 113 | 156 | 58% |
| 2020s | 40 | 51 | 56% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,499 | 11 | #9,170 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,163 | 10 | #9,891 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,169 | 15 | #7,427 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,484 | 15 | #7,414 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,350 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,431 | 17 | #6,848 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,450 | 11 | #9,427 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,219 | 16 | #7,230 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,433 | 23 | #5,704 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,852 | 14 | #8,185 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,811 | 13 | #8,684 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,163 | 18 | #6,857 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,797 | 12 | #9,339 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,750 | 13 | #8,848 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,860 | 19 | #6,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,313 | 16 | #7,841 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,608 | 12 | #9,739 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,850 | 12 | #9,803 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,649 | 15 | #8,031 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,679 | 14 | #8,079 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,616 | 10 | #10,238 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,132 | 19 | #6,167 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,469 | 14 | #7,597 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,675 | 10 | #9,684 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,728 | 15 | #6,956 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,814 | 20 | #5,314 |
| 1998 | 10 | #6,032 | 19 | #5,457 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,630 | 15 | #6,303 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,745 | 18 | #5,382 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,647 | 17 | #5,534 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,643 | 21 | #4,740 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,731 | 18 | #5,303 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,039 | 11 | #7,728 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,948 | 16 | #5,771 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,519 | 7 | #10,658 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,899 | 20 | #4,565 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,799 | 19 | #4,554 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,840 | 19 | #4,363 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,280 | 12 | #5,911 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,498 | 10 | #6,643 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,024 | 20 | #3,908 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,510 | 25 | #3,278 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,573 | 20 | #3,938 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,722 | 18 | #4,216 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,014 | 16 | #4,598 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,213 | 32 | #2,752 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,723 | 24 | #3,229 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,973 | 18 | #3,960 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,285 | 15 | #4,223 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,139 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,373 | 21 | #3,245 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,266 | 29 | #2,529 |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,056 | 22 | #2,997 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,321 | 25 | #2,828 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,974 | 20 | #3,249 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,938 | 27 | #2,543 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,867 | 31 | #2,181 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,995 | 32 | #2,096 |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,784 | 32 | #2,074 |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,832 | 40 | #1,815 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,764 | 45 | #1,735 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,075 | 64 | #1,397 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,877 | 76 | #1,270 |
| 1961 | 23 | #1,715 | 74 | #1,291 |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,943 | 91 | #1,139 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,393 | 83 | #1,170 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,798 | 90 | #1,115 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,920 | 132 | #890 |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,977 | 173 | #734 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,257 | 116 | #913 |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,513 | 79 | #1,115 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,804 | 26 | #2,047 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,775 | 34 | #1,695 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,943 | 22 | #2,149 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,376 | 29 | #1,775 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,894 | 20 | #2,238 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,478 | 34 | #1,610 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,986 | 29 | #1,801 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,798 | 20 | #2,116 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,153 | 21 | #1,850 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,144 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,778 | 22 | #1,861 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,074 | 18 | #2,076 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,756 | 7 | #3,751 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,016 | 7 | #3,651 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,579 | 11 | #2,622 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,515 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,477 | 9 | #3,029 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,904 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,222 | 5 | #4,713 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,580 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,912 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,539 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,305 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,623 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jaye reached #1,393 in 1959. As a girl name, it reached #734 in 1956. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jaye
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.