unisex name

Jas

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 142

Ireland

#477

2003 births

Jas is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 11% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2021 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2002, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1884.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Jas over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'80 '00 '10 '20 '70 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Jas by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 10
1900s 5
1910s 8
1920s 11
1970s 5
1990s 30
2000s 32
2010s 17
2020s (to 2021) 6

How popular is Jas?

In 2021, Jas was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jas is used

Ireland #477 4 in 2003
England & Wales #3,820 5 in 2012
United States #11,673 6 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jas

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jas also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jas over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jas

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jas — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jas

How popular is the name Jas?

In 2021, Jas was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Jas a girl's or a boy's name?

Jas is used for both girls and boys. About 11% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Jas?

Jas has 1 syllable.

When was Jas most popular?

Jas peaked in 2002, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.