Jae
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY
- Origin
- Korean
- US rank, 2025
- #2,940 for boys
Jae is a boys' name of Korean origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,940th for boys in the US (42 babies).
What does Jae mean?
Korean: Korean name element; also an English short form of names like Jaden
In Korean names, jae is a common syllable whose meaning, such as 'talent' or 'wealth', depends on the character used.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jae a girl's or a boy's name?
Jae is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls and 42 boys in the US.
How popular is Jae in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2008, 17% of the babies named Jae in the UK were girls.
Jae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 21 | #862 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 21 | #818 |
| 1997 | 24 | #741 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
How popular is Jae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,940among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 41,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the US were named Jae, making it the 2,940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1918. 18 girls were also named Jae in 2025 (6,324th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jae in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 863 boys in the US were given Jae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #385, up from #2,940 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 30% of the babies named Jae in the US were girls.
Jae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2,940 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,894 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,071 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 27 | #2,635 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,677 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,292 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,458 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,110 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 8 | #2,962 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,466 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,174 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,778 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,383 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
Names like Jae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luke Jude Jake Joshua Jamie Jacob Adam Jason Nathan Alexander Matthew Jace
Other spellings of Jae
Names related to Jae
More Korean names
Nari Tae Ho Joon Yoona Nabi Yena Sarang Jimin Hyun Sua Dae Ki Korea Mi Sang
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jae, updated 20 October 2026.