UK boy's name
Junior-Jay
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Junior-Jay is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Junior-Jay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 7 births.
This profile covers 18 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2009 to 2021. 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 18 living people in the UK are called Junior-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 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Junior-Jay ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 7 boys were registered as Junior-Jay.
- • About 18 living people in the UK are estimated to have Junior-Jay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
2014
7 births
Estimated living
18
2026
Popularity
Junior-Jay over time
The chart below shows babies named Junior-Jay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Junior-Jay, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Junior-Jay by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Junior-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 | #4789 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3053 | 12 | 2 |
| 2000s | #4527 | 3 | 1 |
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Names similar to Junior-Jay
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- 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
Junior-Jay: questions and answers
How popular is the name Junior-Jay in the UK right now?
In 2021, Junior-Jay was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Junior-Jay most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 7 babies registered as Junior-Jay in England and Wales.
How many people are called Junior-Jay in the UK?
A total of 18 babies have been registered as Junior-Jay across the 4 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.