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How popular is the name Jay-J?

Births per year, rank history and how many Jay-Js are alive today.

Jay-J (male), a spelling of Jay-Jay, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2023 (ranked 4992nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2012, when 9 babies were given the name, the 2270th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Jay-Jay you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old - or else around 21: the name has two living generations. Half of all Jay-Jays born in England and Wales are between 8 and 21, and there are at least 480 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Jay-Jay - on average, only one in every 632 such rooms contains a Jay-Jay.

How many babies are named Jay-J each year?

Includes all spellings: Jay-J, J-Jay, Jay-Jay. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0102030200020201996: 41997: 41998: 72001: 32002: 52003: 102004: 292005: 302006: 122007: 182008: 142009: 122010: 232011: 222012: 262013: 142014: 182015: 212016: 292017: 282018: 222019: 162020: 192021: 212022: 142023: 112024: 112025: 11actual

Where does the Jay-J spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202005: ranked 2,7542006: ranked 3,3852010: ranked 2,6292012: ranked 2,2702013: ranked 3,8222014: ranked 3,8952015: ranked 3,0042016: ranked 3,0792017: ranked 2,5122018: ranked 3,4122019: ranked 3,4112020: ranked 4,6082023: ranked 4,992

Where does the J-Jay spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202004: ranked 3,0092005: ranked 2,4182007: ranked 3,5892009: ranked 4,5272015: ranked 4,7472020: ranked 3,848

Where does the Jay-Jay spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,3571997: ranked 2,3371998: ranked 1,6422001: ranked 3,1342002: ranked 2,2542003: ranked 1,5132004: ranked 8412005: ranked 1,0952006: ranked 2,0872007: ranked 1,5062008: ranked 1,5112009: ranked 2,1262010: ranked 1,4832011: ranked 1,1582012: ranked 1,4302013: ranked 2,0552014: ranked 1,6302015: ranked 1,9022016: ranked 1,1872017: ranked 1,2892018: ranked 1,4552019: ranked 1,9862020: ranked 1,8252021: ranked 1,2502022: ranked 1,6922023: ranked 2,5472024: ranked 2,0892025: ranked 2,133

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.

Chart: babies named Jay-J per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 30 in 2005
Jay-J: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Jay-J most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Jay-Jay, peaked in 2005, when 30 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Jay-J spelling itself peaked in 2012, with 9 babies.

How many people are called Jay-J?

At least 480 people named Jay-J in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Jay-J?

Most living Jay-Js are between 8 and 21; the most common age is about 9. There is a second cluster around 21.

Is Jay-J becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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