Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2010

Jersey

Gender Unisex · 86% girls Rank 2025 #1,394 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,394
among girls · ↑233 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
204
named Jersey · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,237
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
242 babies
All-time total
4,673
#2,972 all-time among girls
First recorded
1948
in Social Security records

Jersey popularity over time

4,673 babies have been named Jersey since 1948, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 6 6 1 – –
1950s – 5 5 1 -17% –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 5 – 5 1 – #11,376
1990s 16 28 44 4 +780% #13,144
2000s 1,561 114 1,675 168 +3707% #1,114
2010s 1,577 180 1,757 176 +5% #1,071
2020s (to 2025) 872 309 1,181 197 +12% #1,330

Where Jersey 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 156 0.10 outside top 500
2027 156 0.10 outside top 500
2028 155 0.10 outside top 500
2029 155 0.10 outside top 500
2030 154 0.10 outside top 500

Where Jersey is most popular

Girls named Jersey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.087 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Michigan.

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 Jersey 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
Mississippi 17 0.363 +318%
Louisiana 30 0.343 +294%
Michigan 44 0.242 +178%
Oklahoma 17 0.231 +165%
Ohio 44 0.185 +113%
Indiana 26 0.185 +113%
Missouri 22 0.183 +110%
Utah 13 0.156 +79%
Arkansas 8 0.151 +74%
Nebraska 5 0.139 +60%
Kentucky 11 0.129 +48%
Alabama 12 0.128 +47%
Georgia 27 0.119 +37%
Illinois 22 0.096 +10%
Texas 63 0.078 -10%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -44%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -47%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -49%
Arizona 6 0.043 -51%
Virginia 6 0.035 -60%
California 15 0.018 -79%
New York 5 0.013 -85%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
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 Jersey

Jersey is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,394 in 2025 with 157 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1948, 4,673 American babies have been named Jersey, about 86% girls and 14% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2010, when 242 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 Jersey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jersey?

The median living Jersey is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 18. An estimated 4,600 people named Jersey are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Jersey 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 157 #1,394 47 #2,732
2024 128 #1,627 53 #2,541
2023 132 #1,589 49 #2,673
2022 143 #1,516 60 #2,362
2021 146 #1,470 42 #2,939
2020 166 #1,330 58 #2,335
2019 157 #1,428 50 #2,606
2018 142 #1,535 28 #3,832
2017 141 #1,555 25 #4,167
2016 137 #1,607 10 #7,851
2015 146 #1,535 9 #8,335
2014 137 #1,580 11 #7,268
2013 155 #1,447 16 #5,514
2012 134 #1,616 8 #9,247
2011 196 #1,226 13 #6,398
2010 232 #1,071 10 #7,837
2009 222 #1,143 8 #9,389
2008 223 #1,154 6 #11,742
2007 218 #1,170 11 #7,324
2006 225 #1,114 14 #5,924
2005 210 #1,124 8 #8,666
2004 163 #1,312 19 #4,505
2003 123 #1,567 16 #4,918
2002 110 #1,674 14 #5,255
2001 61 #2,521 9 #7,185
2000 6 #13,932 9 #7,082
1995 5 #14,381 5 #9,503
1990 – – – –
1985 5 #11,376 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jersey

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

  1. 1 Jersey Joe Walcott Jersey Joe Walcott American boxer (1914–1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jersey?

The median living Jersey is about 12 years old. Half of all living Jerseys are between 5 and 18 years old.

How many people named Jersey are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Jersey are alive in the United States, based on 4,673 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jersey in 2025?

Jersey ranked #1,394 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 157 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jersey?

4,673 babies have been named Jersey in the United States since 1948, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jersey most popular?

Jersey peaked in 2010, when 242 newborns received the name.

Is Jersey a boy or girl name?

Jersey is used for both: about 86% of babies named Jersey have been girls and 14% boys.

Is the name Jersey rising or falling?

Jersey has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Jersey become more popular?

Jersey looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 154 girls named Jersey in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jersey?

Well-known people named Jersey include Jersey Joe Walcott (boxer).

Names like Jersey

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

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