Jae
People with the given name Jae:
- Korean
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
People with the given name Jae:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Korean
- English
The Story of Jae
As a girl name
American parents first put Jae on the record books as a girl name in 1926, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 33 Jaes were born — ranking #4,357 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,325 among girl names with 18 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 1K Jaes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jae first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 44 births, good for #2,759 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Jaes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,648 among boy names with 31 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 2K Jaes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jae
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Names that sound like Jae
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About the name Jae
Jae is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Jae's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,793. Use the chart and map above to compare Jae's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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