Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jay

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jay
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1960

Peak rank proxy

5,383

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19602024

Peak year

1960

Decline from peak

84.8%

2024

819

All-time

194,725

Jay has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1960, when 5,383 boys were named Jay.

In 2024, only 819 boys were given the name.

Down 84.8% from its peak.

All told, about 194,725 Americans have been named Jay and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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