Jay Name Popularity

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How popular is Jay?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Jay, ranked the 399th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Jay has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity ranking of #78 was reached in 1960 with 5,382 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Jay was 63 in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1907-1916, 1937-1942, 1943-1947, and 1948-1958, the name Jay took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1968-1973, 1978-1983, and 1989-1995 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Jay has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Jay lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jay?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Jay still has a solid footing and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Jay (Girl)		Jay (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	790	399
2017		12	8,985	848	383
2016		6	15,113	807	394
2015		8	12,293	799	394
2014		17	7,116	845	371
2013		7	13,763	761	392
2012		5	17,980	766	388
2011		< 5	--	714	399
2010		6	15,787	684	412
2009		11	10,262	715	411
2008		< 5	--	760	394
2007		13	9,225	750	396
2006		7	14,182	867	350
2005		6	15,297	851	347
2004		7	13,334	820	346
2003		13	8,200	810	345
2002		< 5	--	825	334
2001		12	8,427	887	314
2000		5	16,087	868	326
1999		9	9,831	854	326
1998		8	10,520	833	326
1997		7	11,336	946	292
1996		9	9,113	942	287
1995		11	7,737	1,011	276
1994		14	6,467	1,101	262
1993		19	5,079	1,103	260
1992		7	10,945	1,217	236
1991		10	8,218	1,268	234
1990		14	6,259	1,399	217
1989		13	6,301	1,440	203
1988		15	5,428	1,362	199
1987		14	5,410	1,486	185
1986		17	4,613	1,479	180
1985		20	4,032	1,520	176
1984		18	4,223	1,549	172
1983		20	3,861	1,540	169
1982		18	4,234	1,670	164
1981		17	4,404	1,784	153
1980		22	3,652	1,986	141
1979		22	3,584	2,148	126
1978		24	3,228	2,150	119
1977		20	3,674	2,097	130
1976		19	3,578	2,102	126
1975		37	2,249	2,176	117
1974		28	2,636	2,365	110
1973		34	2,281	2,217	118
1972		38	2,071	2,447	115
1971		22	3,094	2,866	114
1970		38	2,135	3,420	97
1969		30	2,370	3,186	94
1968		31	2,180	3,431	87
1967		40	1,863	3,614	87
1966		22	2,616	3,598	91
1965		32	2,082	3,945	90
1964		36	1,991	4,571	84
1963		41	1,825	4,720	85
1962		59	1,447	5,156	80
1961		45	1,705	5,120	81
1960		44	1,707	5,382	78
1959		49	1,561	4,938	88
1958		46	1,579	5,021	86
1957		50	1,513	4,630	88
1956		57	1,388	4,117	92
1955		47	1,485	3,398	103
1954		57	1,324	3,370	101
1953		47	1,430	3,236	99
1952		44	1,462	3,027	106
1951		37	1,563	2,637	116
1950		32	1,662	2,582	115
1949		39	1,476	2,457	118
1948		31	1,686	2,272	123
1947		36	1,589	2,437	119
1946		41	1,366	2,198	115
1945		40	1,272	1,760	125
1944		30	1,501	1,554	136
1943		27	1,642	1,676	134
1942		20	1,939	1,599	133
1941		25	1,584	1,415	137
1940		24	1,609	1,293	139
1939		16	2,072	1,146	142
1938		25	1,524	1,181	138
1937		27	1,430	1,146	136
1936		23	1,566	1,103	140
1935		23	1,580	1,067	147
1934		29	1,356	934	157
1933		21	1,680	948	151
1932		25	1,541	932	162
1931		17	1,984	867	166
1930		21	1,775	891	166
1929		28	1,466	842	168
1928		34	1,324	768	185
1927		37	1,314	870	171
1926		41	1,205	827	175
1925		20	1,971	790	182
1924		16	2,363	853	170
1923		16	2,316	830	172
1922		15	2,428	780	180
1921		17	2,237	828	174
1920		17	2,213	666	201
1919		11	2,895	637	197
1918		20	1,920	706	185
1917		27	1,450	643	188
1916		26	1,464	640	184
1915		16	1,998	537	200
1914		15	1,780	379	213
1913		15	1,562	349	193
1912		7	2,495	318	184
1911		5	2,659	126	229
1910		8	1,845	120	213
1909		< 5	--	98	219
1908		9	1,486	89	218
1907		< 5	--	91	210
1906		< 5	--	87	204
1905		7	1,607	92	194
1904		< 5	--	95	189
1903		< 5	--	82	194
1902		< 5	--	89	188
1901		< 5	--	96	160
1900		< 5	--	107	192
1899		< 5	--	63	208
1898		< 5	--	85	184
1897		< 5	--	82	187
1896		5	1,700	78	202
1895		< 5	--	91	173
1894		< 5	--	96	161
1893		< 5	--	105	143
1892		< 5	--	111	145
1891		< 5	--	99	137
1890		< 5	--	108	133
1889		< 5	--	104	139
1888		< 5	--	122	129
1887		< 5	--	106	124
1886		< 5	--	107	126
1885		< 5	--	91	150
1884		< 5	--	110	130
1883		< 5	--	97	128
1882		< 5	--	80	170
1881		< 5	--	96	123
1880		< 5	--	103	127

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.