Jayci
Modern Anglicized spelling variant of the French feminine name Jacques, meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 1,795 living Americans carry the first name Jayci. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jayci today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jayci births was 2008 (94 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jayci. 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.
People living today
1.8K
~ 1 in 190,949 Americans
Peak year
2008
94 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,904
Tracked since 1973
Popularity
Jayci: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jayci from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 674 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jayci 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 Jayci during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaycis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 17 states and territories. Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri recorded the most babies named Jayci, while Mississippi, Kentucky, Kansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 29 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jayci
The given name Jayci is a modern variation of the more traditional name Jayce, which has its origins in the English language. The name Jayce is derived from the medieval English name Jays, which was a diminutive form of the name James.
The name James itself can be traced back to the Latin name Jacobus, which was the New Testament Latin form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov. Ya'aqov, in turn, was derived from the Biblical Hebrew root 'aqav, meaning "to follow" or "to be behind." Thus, the name James and its variants like Jayce can be understood as meaning "one who follows" or "supplanter."
While the name Jayci is a relatively modern spelling, the name Jayce has been in use since the Middle Ages. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jayce can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jayce or its variants. In the 13th century, Jayce de Bailliol was a Scottish nobleman who served as a regent for King Alexander III of Scotland during his minority. In the 15th century, Jayce Tyrell was an English knight and courtier who served under King Henry VII.
In more recent times, Jayce Salloum was a Canadian artist and filmmaker who was born in 1958 and is known for his works exploring issues of identity, migration, and cultural representation. Jayce Mirica was an American football player who played as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers in the 1990s.
Another notable individual with the name Jayce was Jayce Tingler, an American professional baseball coach who served as the manager of the San Diego Padres in the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2020 to 2021.
While the modern spelling of Jayci is not as common as the traditional Jayce, it has been used by a few individuals throughout history. One example is Jayci Andrews, an American former professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the early 2000s.
People
Jayci + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jayci 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
Jayci: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jayci?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,795 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jayci 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 190,949 US residents.
Is Jayci a common name?
We classify Jayci as "Rare". It ranks above 93.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,827 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jayci most popular?
The single biggest year for Jayci was 2008, when 94 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jayci is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jayci a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jayci 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.
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.