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Jae

Unisex

Meaning of Jae: Korean: 'talent', 'ability', or 'wealth'

Jae is a unisex name most strongly associated with Korean naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2269th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2269

60 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,980

First recorded 1918 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 22 babies1982: 29 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 23 babies1985: 34 babies1986: 30 babies1987: 40 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 45 babies1990: 28 babies19901991: 40 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 42 babies1996: 35 babies1997: 45 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 52 babies20002001: 56 babies2002: 60 babies2003: 50 babies2004: 43 babies2005: 50 babies2006: 61 babies2007: 40 babies2008: 61 babies2009: 58 babies2010: 60 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 65 babies2013: 65 babies2014: 68 babies2015: 62 babies2016: 67 babies2017: 65 babies2018: 43 babies2019: 57 babies2020: 71 babies20202021: 53 babies2022: 57 babies2023: 68 babies2024: 47 babies2025: 60 babies
US babies named Jae per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 71.

Gender split

57% boys · 43% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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