girls:
3.4k births since 1961
#2976 (48th percentile)
boys:
747 births since 1912
#3840 (16th percentile)
overall:
4.1k births since 1912
#4259 (45th percentile)
The name Jacy is the #4,259 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,130 recorded births since 1912. This represents the 45.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 45.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #2,976 (47.9% percentile) for all time with 3,383 births since 1961. For boys, it ranks #3,840 (16.2% percentile) for all time with 747 births since 1912.
Jacy first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912 (1912 for boys and 1961 for girls). Birth data for Jacy is available in 64 out of the 112 years between 1912 and 2023 (63 years for girls and 53 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Jacy has been given predominantly to girls, with 81.9% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 75.0% of babies named Jacy were girls. Interestingly, until around 1961, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1912 to 1960), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (82.0% girls from 1961 to 2023).
For girls, Jacy reached its peak popularity in 1992, achieving the 16.8% percentile (ranked #715) with 74 births per million. The name was most common in 1992, with 74 births per million (ranked 16.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2004, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Jacy ranks #934 for girls (1.4% percentile) with 10 births per million, which is 13.8% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Jacy reached its peak popularity in 2000, achieving the 2.8% percentile (ranked #791) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 1977, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.8% percentile). Despite a low point around 2019, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for boys. Currently, Jacy ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 23.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jacy".
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