Jay is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Jay is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #392 among boys (809) and #10,452 among girls (9) — overall #780 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 818 | 818 | #10,452 | #392 |
| 2024 | 838 | 838 | #7,069 | #396 |
| 2023 | 848 | 854 | #9,267 | #381 |
| 2022 | 911 | 911 | #7,799 | #367 |
| 2021 | 877 | 884 | #8,230 | #377 |
| 2020 | 820 | 820 | #8,632 | #380 |
| 2019 | 860 | 865 | #8,810 | #374 |
| 2018 | 799 | 804 | — | #398 |
| 2017 | 871 | 871 | #9,014 | #382 |
| 2016 | 824 | 830 | #15,140 | #392 |
| 2015 | 814 | 822 | #12,316 | #393 |
| 2014 | 867 | 875 | #7,125 | #371 |
| 2013 | 774 | 788 | #13,787 | #389 |
| 2012 | 777 | 793 | #18,003 | #386 |
| 2011 | 718 | 730 | — | #397 |
| 2010 | 693 | 714 | #15,809 | #410 |
| 2009 | 730 | 744 | #10,271 | #408 |
| 2008 | 763 | 776 | — | #394 |
| 2007 | 766 | 779 | #8,737 | #396 |
| 2006 | 874 | 890 | #14,193 | #350 |
| 2005 | 858 | 881 | #15,301 | #348 |
| 2004 | 829 | 844 | #13,344 | #347 |
| 2003 | 823 | 838 | #8,204 | #345 |
| 2002 | 825 | 842 | — | #334 |
| 2001 | 900 | 925 | #8,431 | #313 |
| 2000 | 874 | 897 | #16,090 | #326 |
| 1999 | 864 | 880 | #9,831 | #325 |
| 1998 | 841 | 859 | #10,521 | #326 |
| 1997 | 953 | — | #11,338 | #292 |
| 1996 | 951 | — | #9,116 | #287 |
| 1995 | 1,022 | — | #7,739 | #275 |
| 1994 | 1,116 | — | #6,470 | #262 |
| 1993 | 1,125 | — | #5,081 | #260 |
| 1992 | 1,227 | — | #10,944 | #236 |
| 1991 | 1,278 | — | #8,221 | #234 |
| 1990 | 1,417 | — | #6,259 | #217 |
| 1989 | 1,456 | — | #6,705 | #203 |
| 1988 | 1,384 | — | #5,430 | #199 |
| 1987 | 1,501 | — | #5,412 | #185 |
| 1986 | 1,501 | — | #4,614 | #180 |
| 1985 | 1,544 | — | #4,036 | #175 |
| 1984 | 1,572 | — | #4,221 | #171 |
| 1983 | 1,561 | — | #3,865 | #170 |
| 1982 | 1,685 | — | #4,235 | #164 |
| 1981 | 1,804 | — | #4,407 | #153 |
| 1980 | 2,006 | — | #3,652 | #141 |
| 1979 | 2,167 | — | #3,586 | #126 |
| 1978 | 2,175 | — | #3,228 | #119 |
| 1977 | 2,117 | — | #3,676 | #130 |
| 1976 | 2,124 | — | #3,582 | #126 |
| 1975 | 2,211 | — | #2,250 | #117 |
| 1974 | 2,388 | — | #2,639 | #111 |
| 1973 | 2,249 | — | #2,281 | #118 |
| 1972 | 2,481 | — | #2,072 | #115 |
| 1971 | 2,888 | — | #3,095 | #114 |
| 1970 | 3,453 | — | #2,135 | #97 |
| 1969 | 3,211 | — | #2,372 | #95 |
| 1968 | 3,459 | — | #2,180 | #88 |
| 1967 | 3,652 | — | #1,861 | #87 |
| 1966 | 3,620 | — | #2,616 | #91 |
| 1965 | 3,976 | — | #2,083 | #90 |
| 1964 | 4,603 | — | #1,991 | #84 |
| 1963 | 4,761 | — | #1,824 | #85 |
| 1962 | 5,217 | — | #1,447 | #80 |
| 1961 | 5,164 | — | #1,705 | #81 |
| 1960 | 5,429 | — | #1,705 | #78 |
| 1959 | 4,989 | — | #1,563 | #88 |
| 1958 | 5,073 | — | #1,582 | #86 |
| 1957 | 4,680 | — | #1,514 | #88 |
| 1956 | 4,177 | — | #1,390 | #92 |
| 1955 | 3,443 | — | #1,486 | #103 |
| 1954 | 3,429 | — | #1,326 | #101 |
| 1953 | 3,282 | — | #1,430 | #99 |
| 1952 | 3,072 | — | #1,462 | #106 |
| 1951 | 2,674 | — | #1,562 | #116 |
| 1950 | 2,616 | — | #1,662 | #115 |
| 1949 | 2,496 | — | #1,477 | #118 |
| 1948 | 2,303 | — | #1,686 | #123 |
| 1947 | 2,474 | — | #1,589 | #119 |
| 1946 | 2,237 | — | #1,365 | #115 |
| 1945 | 1,800 | — | #1,272 | #125 |
| 1944 | 1,584 | — | #1,501 | #136 |
| 1943 | 1,700 | — | #1,641 | #134 |
| 1942 | 1,618 | — | #1,939 | #133 |
| 1941 | 1,441 | — | #1,583 | #137 |
| 1940 | 1,315 | — | #1,609 | #139 |
| 1939 | 1,162 | — | #2,072 | #142 |
| 1938 | 1,206 | — | #1,525 | #138 |
| 1937 | 1,174 | — | #1,430 | #136 |
| 1936 | 1,125 | — | #1,567 | #140 |
| 1935 | 1,090 | — | #1,579 | #147 |
| 1934 | 962 | — | #1,357 | #157 |
| 1933 | 970 | — | #1,680 | #151 |
| 1932 | 959 | — | #1,542 | #161 |
| 1931 | 884 | — | #1,984 | #166 |
| 1930 | 912 | — | #1,775 | #166 |
| 1929 | 870 | — | #1,467 | #169 |
| 1928 | 803 | — | #1,324 | #185 |
| 1927 | 907 | — | #1,313 | #171 |
| 1926 | 868 | — | #1,205 | #175 |
| 1925 | 809 | — | #1,971 | #182 |
| 1924 | 870 | — | #2,363 | #170 |
| 1923 | 845 | — | #2,316 | #172 |
| 1922 | 795 | — | #2,428 | #180 |
| 1921 | 845 | — | #2,237 | #174 |
| 1920 | 683 | — | #2,213 | #201 |
| 1919 | 648 | — | #2,895 | #197 |
| 1918 | 726 | — | #1,920 | #185 |
| 1917 | 670 | — | #1,450 | #188 |
| 1916 | 666 | — | #1,464 | #184 |
| 1915 | 553 | — | #1,998 | #200 |
| 1914 | 394 | — | #1,780 | #213 |
| 1913 | 364 | — | #1,562 | #193 |
| 1912 | 325 | — | #2,495 | #184 |
| 1911 | 131 | — | #2,659 | #229 |
| 1910 | 128 | — | #1,845 | #213 |
| 1909 | 98 | — | — | #219 |
| 1908 | 98 | — | #1,486 | #218 |
| 1907 | 91 | — | — | #210 |
| 1906 | 87 | — | — | #204 |
| 1905 | 99 | — | #1,607 | #194 |
| 1904 | 95 | — | — | #189 |
| 1903 | 82 | — | — | #194 |
| 1902 | 89 | — | — | #188 |
| 1901 | 96 | — | — | #160 |
| 1900 | 107 | — | — | #192 |
| 1899 | 63 | — | — | #208 |
| 1898 | 85 | — | — | #184 |
| 1897 | 82 | — | — | #187 |
| 1896 | 83 | — | #1,700 | #202 |
| 1895 | 91 | — | — | #173 |
| 1894 | 96 | — | — | #161 |
| 1893 | 105 | — | — | #143 |
| 1892 | 111 | — | — | #145 |
| 1891 | 99 | — | — | #137 |
| 1890 | 108 | — | — | #133 |
| 1889 | 104 | — | — | #139 |
| 1888 | 122 | — | — | #129 |
| 1887 | 106 | — | — | #124 |
| 1886 | 107 | — | — | #126 |
| 1885 | 91 | — | — | #150 |
| 1884 | 110 | — | — | #130 |
| 1883 | 97 | — | — | #128 |
| 1882 | 80 | — | — | #170 |
| 1881 | 96 | — | — | #123 |
| 1880 | 103 | — | — | #127 |