How Many People Are Named Jae?
An estimated 2,669 people in the United States have the first name Jae. It is used for both genders, with 56.8% male. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Jae peaked in popularity in 2020 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jae paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jae is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,669
About 1 in 128,421 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
56.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2020
71 births
Total Registered
2,919
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jae
Jae is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (56.8%) and females (43.2%). Out of 2,919 total births registered, 1,657 were male and 1,262 were female.
Jae as a male name
Ranked #3,824 in 2024
29 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (44 births)
Jae as a female name
Ranked #6,467 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (33 births)
Jae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jae span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 599 babies were registered. While Jae is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jae by Decade
How has Jae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jae by State
Birth registrations for Jae span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Kansas. The lowest are in New York, Kansas, California. On average, about 88 Jaes were registered per state.
Jae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jae
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jae?
We estimate approximately 2,669 people named Jae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 128,421 Americans share this first name.
Is Jae a common name?
Jae is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,919 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jae most popular?
Jae reached peak popularity in 2020, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jae is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jae a male name?
Jae is predominantly male. 56.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jae Smith, Jae Johnson, Jae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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