Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Jae

Meaning People with the given name Jae: Gender Unisex · 43% girls Rank 2025 #2,956 Trend ↑ Rising 16%

People with the given name Jae:

Rank 2025
#2,956
among boys · ↑881 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
60
named Jae · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 40,668
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2020
71 babies
All-time total
2,980
#3,649 all-time among boys
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Jae popularity over time

2,980 babies have been named Jae since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – #4,472
1920s 5 36 41 4 +720% #3,546
1930s 8 26 34 3 -17% #2,882
1940s 27 39 66 7 +94% #2,540
1950s 109 94 203 20 +208% #1,815
1960s 91 111 202 20 0% #2,074
1970s 105 133 238 24 +18% #2,500
1980s 130 183 313 31 +32% #2,164
1990s 188 203 391 39 +25% #2,659
2000s 235 296 531 53 +36% #2,970
2010s 246 354 600 60 +13% #2,856
2020s (to 2025) 136 220 356 59 -1% #2,776

Where Jae is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 43 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 48 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Jae

Jae is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,956 in 2025 with 42 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 2,980 American babies have been named Jae, about 57% boys and 43% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 71 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jae stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jae?

The median living Jae is about 24 years old; half are between 11 and 42. An estimated 2,800 people named Jae are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jae year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 18 #6,414 42 #2,956
2024 18 #6,501 29 #3,837
2023 25 #5,177 43 #2,916
2022 22 #5,711 35 #3,372
2021 26 #5,015 27 #3,948
2020 27 #4,807 44 #2,776
2019 23 #5,511 34 #3,381
2018 17 #6,921 26 #4,042
2017 29 #4,743 36 #3,213
2016 25 #5,357 42 #2,856
2015 23 #5,733 39 #2,992
2014 32 #4,500 36 #3,117
2013 32 #4,468 33 #3,293
2012 26 #5,310 39 #2,979
2011 16 #7,575 32 #3,391
2010 23 #5,861 37 #3,104
2009 23 #5,973 35 #3,237
2008 25 #5,626 36 #3,185
2007 13 #9,211 27 #3,828
2006 33 #4,396 28 #3,637
2005 18 #6,645 32 #3,195
2004 18 #6,600 25 #3,685
2003 24 #5,150 26 #3,477
2002 29 #4,324 31 #2,970
2001 26 #4,604 30 #3,019
2000 26 #4,581 26 #3,245
1995 22 #4,578 20 #3,365
1990 11 #7,503 17 #3,514
1985 11 #6,193 23 #2,322
1980 10 #6,468 10 #3,962
1975 10 #5,689 13 #2,978
1970 19 #3,352 11 #2,971
1965 13 #3,628 7 #3,386
1960 7 #5,375 15 #2,166
1955 13 #3,285 8 #3,083
1950 10 #3,528 8 #2,889
1945 – – 5 #3,528
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 9 #2,882
1925 – – 5 #4,555
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jae

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jae Crowder Jae Crowder American basketball player (born 1990) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jae, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jae?

The median living Jae is about 24 years old. Half of all living Jaes are between 11 and 42 years old.

How many people named Jae are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Jae are alive in the United States, based on 2,980 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jae mean?

People with the given name Jae:

How popular is the name Jae in 2025?

Jae ranked #2,956 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 42 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jae?

2,980 babies have been named Jae in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jae most popular?

Jae peaked in 2020, when 71 newborns received the name.

Is Jae a boy or girl name?

Jae is used for both: about 43% of babies named Jae have been girls and 57% boys.

Is the name Jae rising or falling?

Jae is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jae become more popular?

Jae is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 48 boys named Jae in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jae?

Well-known people named Jae include Jae Crowder (basketball player).

Names like Jae

Names that sound and feel close to Jae: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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