Given name & surname
Jaye
“resembling a jaybird”·“one who is victorious”
Jaye is a variant of Jae. In English use, Jae carries the interpretation “resembling a jaybird.” Jaye is a variant of Jay. Interpretations include “resembling a jaybird” and “one who is victorious”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaye is a variant of Jae. In English use, Jae carries the interpretation “resembling a jaybird.” Jaye is a variant of Jay. Interpretations include “resembling a jaybird” and “one who is victorious”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,586
- 1,118 boys · 2,468 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 190 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #8,072 for girls · #6,977 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 42% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,072 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 173 in 1956. It also appeared in 12 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,205 as a first name in 2020; 757 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jaye’s family of names
Jaye has a related form in Jay. Jaye has a related form in Jae.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jaye
- Jaye DavidsonBritish-American actorborn 1968
- Jaye P. MorganAmerican popular music singer, actress, and game show panelist1931–2026
- Jaye HowardAmerican football player, defensive linemanborn 1988
- Jaye GriffithsBritish actressborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jaye, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jackie
“God is gracious” · “the supplanter”
44% boys · 56% girls
Rickie
“a powerful ruler” · “a peaceful ruler”
65% boys · 35% girls
Roni
“displaying her true image” · “song of Joy”
39% boys · 61% girls
Graylin
“a gray-haired man”
45% boys · 55% girls
Lin
“resembling jade; from the woodland”
29% boys · 71% girls
Allyn
“one who is precious” · “resembling a little rock”
34% boys · 66% girls
Yancy
“a sassy woman; a Yankee” · “an Englishman”
35% boys · 65% girls
Unknown
59% boys · 41% girls