UK boy's name
Jay-Dee
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2013. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jay-Dee is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jay-Dee popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2013 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4685, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2007, with 5 births.
This profile covers 11 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2007 to 2013. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 11 living people in the UK are called Jay-Dee. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2014 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jay-Dee ranked #4685 for boys in England and Wales in 2013, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2007, when 5 boys were registered as Jay-Dee.
- • About 11 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jay-Dee as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4685
2013
Births in 2013
3
Latest year
Peak year
2007
5 births
Estimated living
11
2026
Popularity
Jay-Dee over time
The chart below shows babies named Jay-Dee registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2013. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jay-Dee, the clearest high point is 2007. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2013, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jay-Dee by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jay-Dee was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4685 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3764 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Jay-Dee
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jay-Dee: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jay-Dee in the UK right now?
In 2013, Jay-Dee was ranked #4685 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Jay-Dee most popular?
The peak year on record was 2007, with 5 babies registered as Jay-Dee in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jay-Dee in the UK?
A total of 11 babies have been registered as Jay-Dee across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.