UK boy's name
L-Jay
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
L-Jay is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for L-Jay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 4 births.
This profile covers 19 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2009 to 2022. 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 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 19 living people in the UK are called L-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 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • L-Jay ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 4 boys were registered as L-Jay.
- • About 19 living people in the UK are estimated to have L-Jay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2018
4 births
Estimated living
19
2026
Popularity
L-Jay over time
The chart below shows babies named L-Jay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For L-Jay, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
L-Jay by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether L-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 | #4513 | 13 | 4 |
| 2000s | #4527 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to L-Jay
- Luke 72,247
- Lewis 69,555
- Leo 63,249
- Liam 60,482
- Lucas 49,061
- Logan 40,771
- Louis 35,898
- Luca 30,323
- Louie 24,242
- Leon 22,308
- Levi 9,931
- Lee 7,861
FAQ
L-Jay: questions and answers
How popular is the name L-Jay in the UK right now?
In 2022, L-Jay was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was L-Jay most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 4 babies registered as L-Jay in England and Wales.
How many people are called L-Jay in the UK?
A total of 19 babies have been registered as L-Jay across the 6 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.