unisex name
Jaycee
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 13,805
Jaycee is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 87% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 255 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 606 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 13,001 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Jaycee started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1934.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jaycee over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 48 |
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 131 |
| 1980s | 270 |
| 1990s | 1,536 |
| 2000s | 3,741 |
| 2010s | 4,947 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,993 |
How popular is Jaycee?
In 2025, Jaycee was given to 255 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jaycee is used
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 Jaycee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaycee also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaycee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaycee
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaycee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaycee
How popular is the name Jaycee?
In 2025, Jaycee was given to 255 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jaycee a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaycee is used for both girls and boys. About 87% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Jaycee?
Jaycee has 2 syllables.
When was Jaycee most popular?
Jaycee peaked in 2011, when 606 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jaycee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaycee currently ranks #1,151 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Jaycee originally a boys' or girls' name?
Jaycee was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.