Jay Boy

Popularity: #365 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Jay

Jay Leno is a well-known American television host and comedian, famous for hosting 'The Tonight Show'.

Jay Baruchel is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, known for his roles in films like 'This Is the End'.

Jay Cutler is a former American football quarterback, known for his time in the NFL.

Fictional characters named Jay

Jay Garrick is a character in DC Comics, known as the original Flash.

Jay Pritchett is a character in the television series 'Modern Family', portrayed as the patriarch of the family.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Jay was first seen in the United States in 1880. Jay has ranked as high as #167 nationally, which occurred in 1960, and has been most popular in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois. In the past 5 years the name Jay has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Jay (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	106	14%
TX	89	12%
FL	57	8%
NY	45	6%
PA	31	4%
UT	28	4%
AZ	27	4%
MI	24	3%
IN	24	3%
WA	23	3%
IL	23	3%
GA	21	3%
MA	21	3%
NC	20	3%
OH	20	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	103
1881	96
1882	80
1883	97
1884	110
1885	91
1886	107
1887	106
1888	122
1889	104
1890	108
1891	99
1892	111
1893	105
1894	96
1895	91
1896	78
1897	82
1898	85
1899	63
1900	107
1901	96
1902	89
1903	82
1904	95
1905	92
1906	87
1907	91
1908	89
1909	98
1910	120
1911	126
1912	318
1913	349
1914	379
1915	537
1916	640
1917	643
1918	706
1919	637
1920	666
1921	828
1922	780
1923	829
1924	854
1925	789
1926	827
1927	871
1928	768
1929	842
1930	891
1931	867
1932	934
1933	949
1934	933
1935	1,067
1936	1,102
1937	1,147
1938	1,181
1939	1,146
1940	1,291
1941	1,416
1942	1,598
1943	1,673
1944	1,554
1945	1,760
1946	2,197
1947	2,438
1948	2,272
1949	2,457
1950	2,584
1951	2,637
1952	3,028
1953	3,235
1954	3,372
1955	3,397
1956	4,119
1957	4,630
1958	5,027
1959	4,940
1960	5,383
1961	5,120
1962	5,158
1963	4,719
1964	4,570
1965	3,942
1966	3,598
1967	3,612
1968	3,429
1969	3,181
1970	3,416
1971	2,866
1972	2,444
1973	2,215
1974	2,360
1975	2,174
1976	2,103
1977	2,097
1978	2,151
1979	2,146
1980	1,984
1981	1,787
1982	1,668
1983	1,542
1984	1,555
1985	1,524
1986	1,483
1987	1,487
1988	1,368
1989	1,442
1990	1,404
1991	1,268
1992	1,219
1993	1,105
1994	1,101
1995	1,011
1996	942
1997	946
1998	833
1999	854
2000	869
2001	888
2002	825
2003	810
2004	822
2005	852
2006	867
2007	752
2008	763
2009	719
2010	686
2011	718
2012	772
2013	767
2014	849
2015	806
2016	815
2017	859
2018	799
2019	847
2020	807
2021	864
2022	897
2023	835
2024	819