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“victory”
01 / Meaning & origin
Jay is a unisex given name documented in English and Dutch. English Wiktionary traces it to Hindi जय, with the stated meaning “victory”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Jay (English)
Meaning: “victory”
Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 809 boys (rank 392). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Jay
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 103 | 126 | observed |
| 1881 | 96 | 123 | observed |
| 1882 | 80 | 170 | observed |
| 1883 | 97 | 128 | observed |
| 1884 | 110 | 130 | observed |
| 1885 | 91 | 149 | observed |
| 1886 | 107 | 126 | observed |
| 1887 | 106 | 124 | observed |
| 1888 | 122 | 129 | observed |
| 1889 | 104 | 139 | observed |
| 1890 | 108 | 133 | observed |
| 1891 | 99 | 137 | observed |
| 1892 | 111 | 145 | observed |
| 1893 | 105 | 142 | observed |
| 1894 | 96 | 160 | observed |
| 1895 | 91 | 171 | observed |
| 1896 | 78 | 202 | observed |
| 1897 | 82 | 186 | observed |
| 1898 | 85 | 184 | observed |
| 1899 | 63 | 208 | observed |
| 1900 | 107 | 189 | observed |
| 1901 | 96 | 160 | observed |
| 1902 | 89 | 188 | observed |
| 1903 | 82 | 193 | observed |
| 1904 | 95 | 189 | observed |
| 1905 | 92 | 193 | observed |
| 1906 | 87 | 203 | observed |
| 1907 | 91 | 210 | observed |
| 1908 | 89 | 218 | observed |
| 1909 | 98 | 217 | observed |
| 1910 | 120 | 213 | observed |
| 1911 | 126 | 229 | observed |
| 1912 | 318 | 183 | observed |
| 1913 | 349 | 192 | observed |
| 1914 | 379 | 213 | observed |
| 1915 | 537 | 200 | observed |
| 1916 | 640 | 184 | observed |
| 1917 | 643 | 188 | observed |
| 1918 | 706 | 185 | observed |
| 1919 | 637 | 197 | observed |
| 1920 | 666 | 201 | observed |
| 1921 | 828 | 174 | observed |
| 1922 | 780 | 180 | observed |
| 1923 | 829 | 172 | observed |
| 1924 | 854 | 170 | observed |
| 1925 | 789 | 182 | observed |
| 1926 | 827 | 175 | observed |
| 1927 | 870 | 171 | observed |
| 1928 | 769 | 185 | observed |
| 1929 | 842 | 168 | observed |
| 1930 | 891 | 166 | observed |
| 1931 | 867 | 166 | observed |
| 1932 | 934 | 161 | observed |
| 1933 | 949 | 151 | observed |
| 1934 | 933 | 157 | observed |
| 1935 | 1,067 | 147 | observed |
| 1936 | 1,102 | 140 | observed |
| 1937 | 1,147 | 136 | observed |
| 1938 | 1,181 | 138 | observed |
| 1939 | 1,146 | 142 | observed |
| 1940 | 1,291 | 139 | observed |
| 1941 | 1,416 | 137 | observed |
| 1942 | 1,598 | 133 | observed |
| 1943 | 1,673 | 134 | observed |
| 1944 | 1,554 | 136 | observed |
| 1945 | 1,760 | 125 | observed |
| 1946 | 2,196 | 115 | observed |
| 1947 | 2,438 | 119 | observed |
| 1948 | 2,272 | 123 | observed |
| 1949 | 2,457 | 118 | observed |
| 1950 | 2,584 | 115 | observed |
| 1951 | 2,637 | 116 | observed |
| 1952 | 3,028 | 106 | observed |
| 1953 | 3,235 | 99 | observed |
| 1954 | 3,372 | 101 | observed |
| 1955 | 3,396 | 103 | observed |
| 1956 | 4,120 | 92 | observed |
| 1957 | 4,630 | 88 | observed |
| 1958 | 5,027 | 86 | observed |
| 1959 | 4,940 | 88 | observed |
| 1960 | 5,385 | 78 | observed |
| 1961 | 5,119 | 81 | observed |
| 1962 | 5,158 | 80 | observed |
| 1963 | 4,720 | 85 | observed |
| 1964 | 4,567 | 84 | observed |
| 1965 | 3,944 | 90 | observed |
| 1966 | 3,598 | 91 | observed |
| 1967 | 3,612 | 87 | observed |
| 1968 | 3,428 | 87 | observed |
| 1969 | 3,181 | 95 | observed |
| 1970 | 3,415 | 97 | observed |
| 1971 | 2,866 | 114 | observed |
| 1972 | 2,443 | 115 | observed |
| 1973 | 2,215 | 118 | observed |
| 1974 | 2,360 | 110 | observed |
| 1975 | 2,174 | 117 | observed |
| 1976 | 2,105 | 126 | observed |
| 1977 | 2,097 | 130 | observed |
| 1978 | 2,151 | 119 | observed |
| 1979 | 2,145 | 126 | observed |
| 1980 | 1,984 | 141 | observed |
| 1981 | 1,787 | 153 | observed |
| 1982 | 1,667 | 164 | observed |
| 1983 | 1,541 | 170 | observed |
| 1984 | 1,554 | 171 | observed |
| 1985 | 1,524 | 175 | observed |
| 1986 | 1,484 | 179 | observed |
| 1987 | 1,487 | 185 | observed |
| 1988 | 1,369 | 199 | observed |
| 1989 | 1,444 | 203 | observed |
| 1990 | 1,403 | 217 | observed |
| 1991 | 1,268 | 234 | observed |
| 1992 | 1,220 | 236 | observed |
| 1993 | 1,106 | 260 | observed |
| 1994 | 1,102 | 262 | observed |
| 1995 | 1,011 | 275 | observed |
| 1996 | 942 | 287 | observed |
| 1997 | 946 | 292 | observed |
| 1998 | 833 | 326 | observed |
| 1999 | 855 | 325 | observed |
| 2000 | 869 | 326 | observed |
| 2001 | 888 | 313 | observed |
| 2002 | 825 | 334 | observed |
| 2003 | 810 | 344 | observed |
| 2004 | 822 | 347 | observed |
| 2005 | 852 | 348 | observed |
| 2006 | 867 | 350 | observed |
| 2007 | 752 | 396 | observed |
| 2008 | 763 | 394 | observed |
| 2009 | 719 | 408 | observed |
| 2010 | 687 | 410 | observed |
| 2011 | 718 | 397 | observed |
| 2012 | 772 | 386 | observed |
| 2013 | 767 | 389 | observed |
| 2014 | 850 | 370 | observed |
| 2015 | 806 | 393 | observed |
| 2016 | 818 | 392 | observed |
| 2017 | 859 | 382 | observed |
| 2018 | 799 | 397 | observed |
| 2019 | 848 | 373 | observed |
| 2020 | 808 | 380 | observed |
| 2021 | 864 | 377 | observed |
| 2022 | 897 | 367 | observed |
| 2023 | 837 | 381 | observed |
| 2024 | 822 | 396 | observed |
| 2025 | 809 | 392 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Jay” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages — Popular Baby Names (annual top 100 per gender), 1952-2025
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (via data.nsw.gov.au) · CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution; version not stated on the record) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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