The baby name Jay appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1960 with 7,168 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Jay has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 95 |
| 1911 | 105 |
| 1912 | 325 |
| 1913 | 380 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1914 | 414 |
| 1915 | 626 |
| 1916 | 789 |
| 1917 | 792 |
| 1918 | 916 |
| 1919 | 790 |
| 1920 | 874 |
| 1921 | 1,068 |
| 1922 | 972 |
| 1923 | 1,007 |
| 1924 | 984 |
| 1925 | 938 |
| 1926 | 18 |
| 1926 | 1,050 |
| 1927 | 20 |
| 1927 | 1,074 |
| 1928 | 20 |
| 1928 | 927 |
| 1929 | 5 |
| 1929 | 1,058 |
| 1930 | 10 |
| 1930 | 1,079 |
| 1931 | 1,123 |
| 1932 | 1,125 |
| 1933 | 1,206 |
| 1934 | 1,197 |
| 1935 | 1,311 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1936 | 1,367 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1937 | 1,478 |
| 1938 | 1,421 |
| 1939 | 1,370 |
| 1940 | 1,624 |
| 1941 | 1,838 |
| 1942 | 1,999 |
| 1943 | 2,104 |
| 1944 | 1,925 |
| 1945 | 2,017 |
| 1946 | 2,305 |
| 1947 | 3,069 |
| 1948 | 3,048 |
| 1949 | 10 |
| 1949 | 3,164 |
| 1950 | 3,261 |
| 1951 | 3,212 |
| 1952 | 7 |
| 1952 | 3,712 |
| 1953 | 7 |
| 1953 | 4,183 |
| 1954 | 20 |
| 1954 | 4,118 |
| 1955 | 17 |
| 1955 | 4,680 |
| 1956 | 12 |
| 1956 | 5,573 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1957 | 6,037 |
| 1958 | 18 |
| 1958 | 6,578 |
| 1959 | 16 |
| 1959 | 6,106 |
| 1960 | 6 |
| 1960 | 7,168 |
| 1961 | 27 |
| 1961 | 6,248 |
| 1962 | 5 |
| 1962 | 6,252 |
| 1963 | 6,261 |
| 1964 | 6,013 |
| 1965 | 5,278 |
| 1966 | 4,499 |
| 1967 | 4,594 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1968 | 4,276 |
| 1969 | 3,929 |
| 1970 | 4,048 |
| 1971 | 3,411 |
| 1972 | 2,915 |
| 1973 | 2,663 |
| 1974 | 2,769 |
| 1975 | 2,581 |
| 1976 | 2,635 |
| 1977 | 2,847 |
| 1978 | 2,623 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1979 | 2,538 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1980 | 2,476 |
| 1981 | 2,022 |
| 1982 | 1,937 |
| 1983 | 1,806 |
| 1984 | 1,681 |
| 1985 | 1,516 |
| 1986 | 1,791 |
| 1987 | 1,582 |
| 1988 | 1,458 |
| 1989 | 1,534 |
| 1990 | 1,498 |
| 1991 | 1,347 |
| 1992 | 1,343 |
| 1993 | 1,222 |
| 1994 | 1,217 |
| 1995 | 1,090 |
| 1996 | 999 |
| 1997 | 990 |
| 1998 | 859 |
| 1999 | 932 |
| 2000 | 944 |
| 2001 | 953 |
| 2002 | 815 |
| 2003 | 802 |
| 2004 | 861 |
| 2005 | 938 |
| 2006 | 949 |
| 2007 | 720 |
| 2008 | 752 |
| 2009 | 722 |
| 2010 | 686 |
| 2011 | 705 |
| 2012 | 869 |
| 2013 | 831 |
| 2014 | 920 |
| 2015 | 999 |
| 2016 | 980 |
| 2017 | 924 |
| 2018 | 901 |
| 2019 | 921 |
| 2020 | 731 |
| 2021 | 1,014 |
| 2022 | 923 |
| 2023 | 824 |
| 2024 | 839 |