Jaye is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Jaye is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,072 among girls (13) and #6,977 among boys (12) — overall #8,937 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | #8,072 | #6,977 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | #9,205 | #11,540 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | #9,905 | #10,171 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | #7,431 | #13,177 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | #7,420 | #6,486 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,356 |
| 2019 | 34 | 34 | #6,854 | #5,431 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #9,431 | #8,452 |
| 2017 | 24 | 24 | #7,232 | #9,223 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #5,705 | #8,434 |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | #8,186 | #5,853 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #8,687 | #7,813 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | #6,858 | #9,163 |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | #9,341 | #6,799 |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | #8,852 | #7,751 |
| 2010 | 34 | 34 | #6,760 | #5,861 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #7,843 | #13,316 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #9,739 | #8,608 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #9,804 | #7,850 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | #8,031 | #6,650 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #8,079 | #10,679 |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | #10,239 | #5,617 |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | #6,168 | #10,131 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #7,598 | #11,470 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | #9,684 | #6,675 |
| 2000 | 27 | 27 | #6,956 | #5,728 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | #5,314 | #5,814 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #5,457 | #6,032 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | #6,304 | #8,630 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #5,382 | #5,745 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #5,534 | #6,646 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | #4,740 | #5,642 |
| 1993 | 35 | — | #5,303 | #3,731 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #7,728 | #5,038 |
| 1991 | 38 | — | #5,771 | #2,949 |
| 1990 | 24 | — | #10,659 | #3,519 |
| 1989 | 34 | — | #4,565 | #3,899 |
| 1988 | 39 | — | #4,555 | #2,799 |
| 1987 | 31 | — | #4,363 | #3,841 |
| 1986 | 22 | — | #5,911 | #4,280 |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #6,644 | #3,499 |
| 1984 | 35 | — | #3,908 | #3,024 |
| 1983 | 37 | — | #3,278 | #3,510 |
| 1982 | 32 | — | #3,938 | #3,574 |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #4,215 | #3,722 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #4,598 | #3,014 |
| 1979 | 41 | — | #2,753 | #4,212 |
| 1978 | 40 | — | #3,229 | #2,724 |
| 1977 | 32 | — | #3,959 | #2,973 |
| 1976 | 35 | — | #4,225 | #2,284 |
| 1975 | 37 | — | #2,906 | #3,140 |
| 1974 | 28 | — | #3,245 | #4,372 |
| 1973 | 47 | — | #2,529 | #2,265 |
| 1972 | 33 | — | #2,997 | #3,053 |
| 1971 | 42 | — | #2,828 | #2,320 |
| 1970 | 31 | — | #3,249 | #2,974 |
| 1969 | 46 | — | #2,542 | #1,938 |
| 1968 | 50 | — | #2,181 | #1,867 |
| 1967 | 48 | — | #2,096 | #1,996 |
| 1966 | 51 | — | #2,074 | #1,785 |
| 1965 | 59 | — | #1,814 | #1,832 |
| 1964 | 66 | — | #1,736 | #1,764 |
| 1963 | 80 | — | #1,397 | #2,075 |
| 1962 | 95 | — | #1,270 | #1,876 |
| 1961 | 97 | — | #1,292 | #1,715 |
| 1960 | 109 | — | #1,140 | #1,943 |
| 1959 | 115 | — | #1,170 | #1,393 |
| 1958 | 110 | — | #1,115 | #1,799 |
| 1957 | 150 | — | #891 | #1,920 |
| 1956 | 190 | — | #734 | #1,977 |
| 1955 | 129 | — | #913 | #2,256 |
| 1954 | 105 | — | #1,115 | #1,513 |
| 1953 | 35 | — | #2,046 | #2,804 |
| 1952 | 43 | — | #1,695 | #2,775 |
| 1951 | 30 | — | #2,149 | #2,943 |
| 1950 | 40 | — | #1,775 | #2,376 |
| 1949 | 28 | — | #2,238 | #2,894 |
| 1948 | 40 | — | #1,610 | #3,478 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | #1,801 | #2,986 |
| 1946 | 28 | — | #2,116 | #2,798 |
| 1945 | 27 | — | #1,850 | #3,153 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | #2,145 | — |
| 1943 | 27 | — | #1,861 | #3,778 |
| 1942 | 25 | — | #2,076 | #3,074 |
| 1941 | 12 | — | #3,751 | #3,756 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,656 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,722 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | #3,651 | #3,016 |
| 1937 | 20 | — | #2,622 | #2,579 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,515 | — |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #3,029 | #3,477 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,904 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #4,713 | #3,222 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,580 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,688 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,912 | — |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,539 | — |
| 1923 | 8 | — | — | #3,305 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,623 |