girl's name
Jaylee
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,981
Jaylee is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 171 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 513 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,388 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1981.
Jaylee over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 43 |
| 1990s | 332 |
| 2000s | 2,857 |
| 2010s | 4,006 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,363 |
How popular is Jaylee?
In 2025, Jaylee was given to 171 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jaylee 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.
How Jaylee is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Jay-Lee | Jay-Lee is Jaylee written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in England and Wales. | 27 |
Names that peaked alongside Jaylee
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaylee also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaylee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaylee
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaylee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaylee
How popular is the name Jaylee?
In 2025, Jaylee was given to 171 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jaylee a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaylee is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jaylee most popular?
Jaylee peaked in 2012, when 513 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jaylee a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaylee currently ranks #1,303 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.