Boys' name · peaked in 2015
Jayce name popularity since 1925
47,162 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jayce (3.7% girls, 96.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Jayce is about 10 years old in 2026. Jayce peaked in 2015 as the #132 name for boys, and it ranked #167 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 47,162
- Named Jayce, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #167
- for boys in 2025 (2,199 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.3% boys
- 1,739 girls · 45,423 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Jayce made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jayce births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Jayce both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2008 and 2013, Jayce became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 2,550 baby boys to 1 in 708.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Jayce's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jayce.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jayce in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 8 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 7 | 32 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 32 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 25 | 66 | #4,104 |
| 1980s | 51 | 454 | #1,628 |
| 1990s | 268 | 1,108 | #1,140 |
| 2000s | 527 | 5,532 | #458 |
| 2010s | 653 | 24,320 | #132 |
| 2020–25 | 194 | 13,879 | #167 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
72.6% of babies named Jayce from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Jayce is most popular
The index compares Jayce's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jayce.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.27× | 363 |
| Florida | 1.96× | 3,179 |
| Georgia | 1.65× | 2,048 |
| Louisiana | 1.43× | 1,152 |
| South Carolina | 1.32× | 826 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jayce's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jayce.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jayce (2015).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data