Jasey
A diminutive feminine form of the name Grace or Jacqueline.
Name Census estimates that about 634 living Americans carry the first name Jasey. It is a predominantly female name (99.2% of registrations). The average person named Jasey today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jasey births was 2013 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jasey. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jasey with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
634
~ 1 in 540,622 Americans
Peak year
2013
40 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
1979 SSA rank
#6,480
Tracked since 1978
Census
Jasey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 649 people with the first name Jasey, which placed it at #17,134 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,134
National first-name rank
People counted
649
649 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jasey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasey is White at 73.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Two or More Races (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jasey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jasey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.2% · 475
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 55
- Two or more races7.2% · 47
- Black or African American6.9% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 10
Gender
Gender distribution for Jasey
Out of the 644 babies given the name Jasey since 1880, 99.2% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Jasey as a male name
- Ranked #6,480 in 1979
- 5 male births in 1979
- Peak: 1979 (5 births)
Jasey as a female name
- Ranked #8,127 in 2024
- 13 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (40 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jasey leans strongly female. 567 people counted with this name were female (86.8%), compared with 86 male bearers (13.2%).
Popularity
Jasey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jasey from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 257 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jasey by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jasey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaseys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Tennessee recorded the most babies named Jasey, while Tennessee, Georgia, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jasey
The name Jasey has its origins in the English language, derived from the Old English name Jace, which itself is a diminutive form of the name Jacob. The root of Jacob can be traced back to the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows."
Jasey emerged as a variant spelling of the name during the Middle Ages, particularly in regions of England and Scotland. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jasey can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as a surname for a landholder in Lincolnshire.
While the name did not gain widespread popularity during the medieval period, there are a few notable historical figures who bore the name Jasey. One such individual was Jasey de Montfort (c. 1280 - 1345), a English knight who fought in the Scottish Wars of Independence under King Edward I.
Another early bearer of the name was Jasey Wycliffe (c. 1320 - 1384), an English philosopher, theologian, and precursor to the Protestant Reformation. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Middle English, which helped to make the scriptures accessible to the common people.
During the Renaissance era, the name Jasey was occasionally used by literary figures, such as the English poet Jasey Donne (1572 - 1631), whose works are renowned for their metaphysical style and exploration of themes like love, religion, and mortality.
In the 18th century, the name gained some prominence in the American colonies, with figures like Jasey Adams (1744 - 1818), a farmer and militiaman who fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was also the father of the sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams.
Another notable bearer of the name was Jasey Wilkes (1727 - 1797), an English radical, journalist, and politician who played a significant role in the struggle for greater parliamentary democracy and freedom of the press in Britain.
People
Jasey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jasey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jasey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jasey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 634 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jasey going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 540,622 US residents.
Is Jasey a common name?
We classify Jasey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 644 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jasey most popular?
The single biggest year for Jasey was 2013, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jasey is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jasey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 649 people with the name Jasey, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,134 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jasey in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jasey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jasey leans strongly female. 567 people counted with this name were female (86.8%), compared with 86 male bearers (13.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jasey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jasey is White at 73.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Two or More Races (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jasey most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jasey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.2% (475 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jasey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jasey a female name?
Yes, 99.2% of people registered as Jasey in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jasey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jasey in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jasey can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jasey as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.