Is Jersey a boy or girl name?
Jersey is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 128 girls and 52 boys were named Jersey, so 71.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 86.7% of the 4,467 US babies named Jersey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,573
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,620
- Babies named Jersey since 1948
- 4,467
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 242 babies
Boys and girls named Jersey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1990s | 28 | 16 | 36.4% |
| 2000s | 114 | 1,561 | 93.2% |
| 2010s | 179 | 1,577 | 89.8% |
| 2020s | 261 | 715 | 73.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | #2,573 | 128 | #1,620 |
| 2023 | 49 | #2,670 | 132 | #1,589 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,362 | 143 | #1,516 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,938 | 146 | #1,469 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,333 | 166 | #1,329 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,605 | 157 | #1,427 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,832 | 142 | #1,534 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,167 | 141 | #1,555 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,849 | 137 | #1,606 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,333 | 146 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,824 | 137 | #1,580 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,514 | 155 | #1,447 |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,246 | 134 | #1,616 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,398 | 196 | #1,226 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,837 | 232 | #1,071 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,387 | 222 | #1,143 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,740 | 223 | #1,154 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,324 | 218 | #1,170 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,924 | 225 | #1,114 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,666 | 210 | #1,124 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,503 | 163 | #1,312 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,918 | 123 | #1,567 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,255 | 110 | #1,674 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,183 | 61 | #2,521 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,082 | 6 | #13,932 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,676 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,997 | 6 | #13,142 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,687 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,502 | 5 | #14,381 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,372 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,012 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,377 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jersey reached #2,333 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #1,071 in 2010. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jersey
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.