Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2012

Jaylee

Meaning 20th-century coinage from Jay + Lee Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,302 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

20th-century coinage from Jay + Lee.

Rank 2025
#1,302
among girls · ↓15 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
171
named Jaylee · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,399
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
513 babies
All-time total
8,601
#1,855 all-time among girls
First recorded
1981
in Social Security records

Jaylee popularity over time

8,601 babies have been named Jaylee since 1981, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 43 – 43 4 – #7,361
1990s 325 7 332 33 +672% #1,922
2000s 2,798 59 2,857 286 +761% #613
2010s 3,958 48 4,006 401 +40% #581
2020s (to 2025) 1,348 15 1,363 227 -43% #919

Where Jaylee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 160 0.10 outside top 500
2027 151 0.09 outside top 500
2028 144 0.09 outside top 500
2029 139 0.09 outside top 500
2030 134 0.08 outside top 500

Where Jaylee is most popular

Girls named Jaylee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.131 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Utah, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jaylee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 35 0.400 +204%
Utah 24 0.288 +119%
Oklahoma 21 0.285 +117%
Indiana 37 0.264 +101%
Georgia 52 0.229 +74%
Tennessee 33 0.208 +59%
Kansas 12 0.208 +58%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +56%
Alabama 18 0.192 +46%
Texas 142 0.177 +34%
Missouri 19 0.158 +20%
Mississippi 7 0.150 +14%
Florida 62 0.145 +10%
Nebraska 5 0.139 +6%
Ohio 33 0.139 +6%
Pennsylvania 30 0.127 ≈ national
North Carolina 27 0.119 -10%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -14%
Illinois 25 0.109 -17%
New York 41 0.104 -21%
California 68 0.081 -38%
Michigan 14 0.077 -42%
Oregon 5 0.077 -42%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -49%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -54%
Maryland 5 0.047 -64%
Colorado 5 0.045 -66%
Virginia 6 0.035 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jaylee

Jaylee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,302 in 2025 with 171 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1981, 8,601 American babies have been named Jaylee. Its peak came in 2012, when 513 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Jaylee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jaylee?

The median living Jaylee is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 18. An estimated 8,500 people named Jaylee are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Jaylee 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 171 #1,302 – –
2024 180 #1,287 – –
2023 203 #1,181 – –
2022 247 #1,036 6 #11,485
2021 265 #981 – –
2020 282 #919 9 #8,358
2019 308 #870 – –
2018 276 #959 7 #10,120
2017 321 #848 7 #10,163
2016 359 #793 7 #10,138
2015 378 #746 5 #12,933
2014 403 #701 – –
2013 436 #653 – –
2012 505 #581 8 #9,235
2011 491 #589 7 #10,104
2010 481 #613 7 #10,141
2009 493 #613 13 #6,599
2008 437 #692 – –
2007 352 #817 6 #11,552
2006 332 #820 5 #12,883
2005 307 #831 – –
2004 261 #925 11 #6,728
2003 199 #1,107 11 #6,453
2002 183 #1,136 13 #5,542
2001 141 #1,356 – –
2000 93 #1,847 – –
1995 25 #4,139 – –
1990 8 #9,618 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jaylee?

The median living Jaylee is about 13 years old. Half of all living Jaylees are between 8 and 18 years old.

How many people named Jaylee are alive today?

An estimated 8,500 people named Jaylee are alive in the United States, based on 8,601 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jaylee mean?

20th-century coinage from Jay + Lee.

How popular is the name Jaylee in 2025?

Jaylee ranked #1,302 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 171 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jaylee?

8,601 babies have been named Jaylee in the United States since 1981, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jaylee most popular?

Jaylee peaked in 2012, when 513 newborns received the name.

Is Jaylee a boy or girl name?

Jaylee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jaylee rising or falling?

Jaylee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jaylee become more popular?

Jaylee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 134 girls named Jaylee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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