Jae

Jae was the #2,941 boys' name in the US in 2025 (42 babies).

Jae as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Jae as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020US
Jae as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,941 (42)———
2024#3,793 (29)#5,120 (3)——
2023#2,895 (43)#4,108 (4)——
2022#3,344 (35)———
2021#3,912 (27)——#2,061 (8)
2020#2,759 (44)#4,608 (3)——
2019#3,347 (34)#3,411 (5)——
2018#3,993 (26)———
2017#3,193 (36)#4,812 (3)——
2016#2,838 (42)#3,478 (5)——
2015#2,966 (39)#2,483 (8)——
2014#3,090 (36)#2,690 (7)——
2013#3,265 (33)#2,403 (8)——
2012#2,954 (39)#2,721 (7)——
2011#3,364 (32)#1,251 (20)——

Jae as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Jae as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Jae as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#6,325 (18)——
2024#6,394 (18)——
2023#5,126 (25)—#3,290 (5)
2022#5,638 (22)——
2021#4,964 (26)——
2020#4,757 (27)——
2019#5,449 (23)——
2018#6,792 (17)——
2017#4,695 (29)——
2016#5,284 (25)——
2015#5,653 (23)—#2,891 (6)
2014#4,455 (32)——
2013#4,422 (32)—#2,595 (7)
2012#5,253 (26)——
2011#7,436 (16)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #2,759.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.
  • In 2025, 30% of US babies named Jae were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 40,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 40,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 91,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jae is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 26,000 to 1 in 59,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jae by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Jae (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JaeCanadaGirls—too few
JaeCanadaBoys—too few
JaeEngland & WalesGirls—too few
JaeEngland & WalesBoys—too few
JaeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JaeScotlandBoys—too few
JaeUSGirls#6,32518
JaeUSBoys#2,94142