Jaye

A unisex name of English origin, meaning jaybird; a form of Jay.

Babies a year
23
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jaye by the numbers

Jaye was given to 23 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 173 babies in 1956, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Jay

Like Jaye, each of these traces back to Jay: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Jay-Jaya form of Jay; diminutive or reduplication11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Archie-Jaygenuine and bold; a combined form of Archie and Jay9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Reggie-Jaycounsel power; combination of Reggie and Jay6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arthur-Jaynoble bear; compound of Arthur and Jay3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rowan-Jayrowan tree; a form of Rowan and Jay combined3 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jaye. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Jaymesupplanter; a form of James70 in the US (2017)
  • Joyejoy; a variant of Joyce9 in the US (2017)
  • Jae65 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Jaye

Names that are said the same way as Jaye, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
  • Jaivictory39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Jahhebrew name for god, used in rastafarianism14 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a bird

Like Jaye, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
  • Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
  • Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
  • Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
  • Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
  • Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Jaye

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