NameTides

Jersey

Jersey was the #1,388 girls' name in the US in 2025 (157 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Jersey as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Jersey as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Jersey as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#1,388 (157)#2,138 (13)—#1,974 (11)
2024#1,622 (128)#2,412 (11)—#1,949 (11)
2023#1,586 (132)#2,201 (12)—#2,203 (9)
2022#1,515 (143)#2,058 (13)—#1,727 (12)
2021#1,469 (146)#1,785 (16)—#2,185 (9)
2020#1,327 (166)#1,687 (17)—#1,758 (12)
2019#1,423 (157)#1,854 (15)—#1,342 (18)
2018#1,532 (142)#2,187 (12)—#1,507 (15)
2017#1,552 (141)#1,681 (18)—#1,023 (25)
2016#1,605 (137)#1,370 (24)#440 (3)#1,399 (17)
2015#1,532 (146)#1,324 (25)#426 (3)#1,267 (19)
2014#1,576 (137)#1,628 (18)—#917 (29)
2013#1,446 (155)#1,587 (19)—#864 (31)
2012#1,612 (134)#1,342 (24)#451 (3)#819 (33)
2011#1,224 (196)#1,327 (23)#363 (4)#655 (44)

Jersey as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Jersey as a boy’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
Jersey as a boy’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#2,718 (47)——
2024#2,527 (53)——
2023#2,660 (49)——
2022#2,355 (60)——
2021#2,918 (42)#4,789 (3)—
2020#2,323 (58)——
2019#2,582 (50)——
2018#3,793 (28)——
2017#4,105 (25)——
2016#7,605 (10)——
2015#8,040 (9)#4,747 (3)—
2014#7,048 (11)——
2013#5,404 (16)——
2012#8,864 (8)——
2011#6,256 (13)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2010 at #1,070.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1985.
  • In 2025, 77% of US babies named Jersey were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 36,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jersey is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,300 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jersey 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: #1,113ILMichigan: #589MINew 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: #1,035OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: #490UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: 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: #546OKLouisiana: #677LAMississippi: #514MSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Jersey (girls) 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
JerseyCanadaGirls#1,97411
JerseyCanadaBoys—too few
JerseyEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
JerseyEngland & WalesBoys—too few
JerseyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
JerseyUSGirls#1,388157
JerseyUSBoys#2,71847