Discover the history of the name Jay. See total birth counts since 1880, gender trends, and year-by-year data for the name Jay on BabyNamesData.com.
The name Jay has been given to a total of 194725 baby boys in the United States since records began in 1880. In 2024, there were 819 recorded instances of the name.
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Historical Year-by-Year Record
In 1880, there were 103 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1881, there were 96 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1882, there were 80 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1883, there were 97 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1884, there were 110 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1885, there were 91 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1886, there were 107 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1887, there were 106 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1888, there were 122 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1889, there were 104 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1890, there were 108 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1891, there were 99 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1892, there were 111 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1893, there were 105 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1894, there were 96 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1895, there were 91 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1896, there were 78 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1897, there were 82 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1898, there were 85 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1899, there were 63 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1900, there were 107 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1901, there were 96 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1902, there were 89 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1903, there were 82 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1904, there were 95 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1905, there were 92 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1906, there were 87 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1907, there were 91 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1908, there were 89 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1909, there were 98 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1910, there were 120 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1911, there were 126 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1912, there were 318 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1913, there were 349 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1914, there were 379 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1915, there were 537 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1916, there were 640 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1917, there were 643 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1918, there were 706 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1919, there were 637 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1920, there were 666 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1921, there were 828 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1922, there were 780 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1923, there were 829 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1924, there were 854 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1925, there were 789 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1926, there were 827 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1927, there were 871 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1928, there were 768 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1929, there were 842 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1930, there were 891 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1931, there were 867 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1932, there were 934 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1933, there were 949 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1934, there were 933 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1935, there were 1067 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1936, there were 1102 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1937, there were 1147 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1938, there were 1181 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1939, there were 1146 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1940, there were 1291 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1941, there were 1416 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1942, there were 1598 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1943, there were 1673 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1944, there were 1554 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1945, there were 1760 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1946, there were 2197 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1947, there were 2438 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1948, there were 2272 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1949, there were 2457 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1950, there were 2584 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1951, there were 2637 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1952, there were 3028 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1953, there were 3235 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1954, there were 3372 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1955, there were 3397 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1956, there were 4119 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1957, there were 4630 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1958, there were 5027 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1959, there were 4940 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1960, there were 5383 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1961, there were 5120 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1962, there were 5158 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1963, there were 4719 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1964, there were 4570 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1965, there were 3942 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1966, there were 3598 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1967, there were 3612 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1968, there were 3429 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1969, there were 3181 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1970, there were 3416 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1971, there were 2866 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1972, there were 2444 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1973, there were 2215 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1974, there were 2360 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1975, there were 2174 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1976, there were 2103 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1977, there were 2097 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1978, there were 2151 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1979, there were 2146 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1980, there were 1984 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1981, there were 1787 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1982, there were 1668 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1983, there were 1542 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1984, there were 1555 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1985, there were 1524 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1986, there were 1483 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1987, there were 1487 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1988, there were 1368 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1989, there were 1442 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1990, there were 1404 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1991, there were 1268 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1992, there were 1219 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1993, there were 1105 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1994, there were 1101 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1995, there were 1011 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1996, there were 942 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1997, there were 946 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1998, there were 833 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 1999, there were 854 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2000, there were 869 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2001, there were 888 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2002, there were 825 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2003, there were 810 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2004, there were 822 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2005, there were 852 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2006, there were 867 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2007, there were 752 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2008, there were 763 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2009, there were 719 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2010, there were 686 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2011, there were 718 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2012, there were 772 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2013, there were 767 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2014, there were 849 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2015, there were 806 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2016, there were 815 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2017, there were 859 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2018, there were 799 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2019, there were 847 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2020, there were 807 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2021, there were 864 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2022, there were 897 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2023, there were 835 babies with the name Jay recorded.
In 2024, there were 819 babies with the name Jay recorded.