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How popular is the name Jae?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jaes are alive today.
Jae (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Jay in England and Wales, ranked 5120th in 2024 and given to 3 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1997, when 21 babies were given the name, the 759th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2011, with 20 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 1997; the 2024 figure is roughly 14% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Jay you are most likely to meet is around 24 years old. Half of all Jays born in England and Wales are between 19 and 31, and there are at least 19,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 6.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Jay.
How many babies are named Jae each year?
Includes all spellings: Jae, Jay. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Jae spelling rank?
Where does the Jay spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Jae most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Jay, peaked in 2001, when 1,002 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Jae spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 21 babies.
How many people are called Jae?
At least 19,000 people named Jae in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Jae?
Most living Jaes are between 19 and 31; the most common age is about 24.
Is Jae becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2001 peak.