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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Jay

Used in both girl and boy records

Jay appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Jay by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDJay as a girl’s nameUS records 1896–2024
#1895girl rank1962peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDJay as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#191boy rank1960peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Jay in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl196259 uses#119819261896–2020110 listed years
Boy19605,385 uses#7819601880–2020141 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.