UK boy's name
Jay-Jay
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jay-Jay is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jay-Jay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2088, with 11 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2004, with 25 births.
This profile covers 350 England and Wales registrations across 27 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. 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 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 348 living people in the UK are called Jay-Jay. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jay-Jay ranked #2088 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 11 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2004, when 25 boys were registered as Jay-Jay.
- • About 348 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jay-Jay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2088
2024
Births in 2024
11
Latest year
Peak year
2004
25 births
Estimated living
348
2026
Popularity
Jay-Jay over time
The chart below shows babies named Jay-Jay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. 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-Jay, the clearest high point is 2004. The latest England and Wales figure is 11 births in 2024, compared with 25 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jay-Jay by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jay-Jay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1880 | 66 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1558 | 162 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1785 | 107 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2112 | 15 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Jay-Jay
- 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-Jay: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jay-Jay in the UK right now?
In 2024, Jay-Jay was ranked #2088 for boys in England and Wales, with 11 births registered.
When was Jay-Jay most popular?
The peak year on record was 2004, with 25 babies registered as Jay-Jay in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jay-Jay in the UK?
A total of 350 babies have been registered as Jay-Jay across the 27 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.