Jae is an uncommon variant of Jay that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Jae is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,956 among boys (42) and #6,414 among girls (18) — overall #4,987 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | #6,414 | #2,956 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | #6,501 | #3,837 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | #5,177 | #2,916 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | #5,711 | #3,372 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | #5,015 | #3,948 |
| 2020 | 71 | 71 | #4,807 | #2,776 |
| 2019 | 57 | 57 | #5,511 | #3,381 |
| 2018 | 43 | 43 | #6,921 | #4,042 |
| 2017 | 65 | 65 | #4,743 | #3,213 |
| 2016 | 67 | 67 | #5,357 | #2,856 |
| 2015 | 62 | 62 | #5,733 | #2,992 |
| 2014 | 68 | 68 | #4,500 | #3,117 |
| 2013 | 65 | 65 | #4,468 | #3,293 |
| 2012 | 65 | 65 | #5,310 | #2,979 |
| 2011 | 48 | 48 | #7,575 | #3,391 |
| 2010 | 60 | 60 | #5,861 | #3,104 |
| 2009 | 58 | 58 | #5,973 | #3,237 |
| 2008 | 61 | 61 | #5,626 | #3,185 |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | #9,211 | #3,828 |
| 2006 | 61 | 61 | #4,396 | #3,637 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | #6,645 | #3,195 |
| 2004 | 43 | 43 | #6,600 | #3,685 |
| 2003 | 50 | 50 | #5,150 | #3,477 |
| 2002 | 60 | 60 | #4,324 | #2,970 |
| 2001 | 56 | 56 | #4,604 | #3,019 |
| 2000 | 52 | 52 | #4,581 | #3,245 |
| 1999 | 39 | 39 | #4,929 | #4,223 |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | #4,417 | #4,086 |
| 1997 | 45 | — | #3,938 | #3,949 |
| 1996 | 35 | — | #5,373 | #3,900 |
| 1995 | 42 | — | #4,578 | #3,365 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | #5,328 | #2,805 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #5,077 | #2,659 |
| 1992 | 30 | — | #8,317 | #3,271 |
| 1991 | 40 | — | #6,059 | #2,710 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #7,503 | #3,514 |
| 1989 | 45 | — | #4,409 | #2,645 |
| 1988 | 43 | — | #5,714 | #2,164 |
| 1987 | 40 | — | #4,541 | #2,504 |
| 1986 | 30 | — | #5,273 | #3,052 |
| 1985 | 34 | — | #6,193 | #2,322 |
| 1984 | 23 | — | #8,490 | #2,871 |
| 1983 | 27 | — | #5,250 | #3,141 |
| 1982 | 29 | — | #5,326 | #2,895 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | #7,007 | #3,299 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #6,468 | #3,962 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | #6,368 | #3,441 |
| 1978 | 28 | — | #6,110 | #2,518 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | #4,748 | #2,500 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #5,349 | #2,547 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #5,689 | #2,978 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | — | #3,422 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | #7,787 | #2,923 |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #4,900 | #2,733 |
| 1971 | 23 | — | #4,187 | #3,489 |
| 1970 | 30 | — | #3,352 | #2,971 |
| 1969 | 16 | — | #5,642 | #3,429 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #7,432 | #2,649 |
| 1967 | 17 | — | #6,313 | #2,541 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | #6,962 | #2,382 |
| 1965 | 20 | — | #3,628 | #3,386 |
| 1964 | 21 | — | #4,467 | #2,595 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | #4,674 | #2,074 |
| 1962 | 20 | — | #3,881 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | #3,241 | #2,470 |
| 1960 | 22 | — | #5,375 | #2,166 |
| 1959 | 28 | — | #3,512 | #2,156 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #4,050 | — |
| 1957 | 31 | — | #3,787 | #1,815 |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #4,614 | #2,559 |
| 1955 | 21 | — | #3,285 | #3,083 |
| 1954 | 21 | — | #3,825 | #2,524 |
| 1953 | 23 | — | #2,995 | #2,802 |
| 1952 | 20 | — | #2,859 | #3,978 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | #5,753 | #3,206 |
| 1950 | 18 | — | #3,528 | #2,889 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #4,034 | — |
| 1948 | 12 | — | #4,370 | #3,913 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | #3,136 | #3,990 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,755 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | — | #3,528 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | — | #2,540 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,777 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,810 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | #3,272 | — |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,339 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,326 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,796 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | — | #2,882 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #3,921 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,968 |
| 1926 | 12 | — | #5,214 | #3,546 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,555 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,667 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | — | #4,620 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,472 |