Everything about the name JAE

Meaning, origin, history

The name Jae is of Korean origin and means "one." It's a unisex name that has gained popularity in recent years due to its simplicity and uniqueness. The name Jae is often associated with the Korean Hangul alphabet, as the character for the number one is pronounced the same way. In Korea, Jae is typically used as a nickname or short form of longer names like Jaehyun, Jaesung, or Jaehoon. However, in Western countries, Jae is increasingly being chosen as a standalone given name. Despite its simplicity, there's no specific historical figure or event associated with the name Jae. Instead, it's a name that stands on its own, representing uniqueness and individuality.

See also

Korean

Popularity of the name JAE since 1880

Birth evolution

Popularity analysis

Based on the statistics provided, the name Jae has had a varied and interesting history of usage in the United States over the past century. From the late 1910s to the mid-1940s, there were consistently fewer than ten births per year with the name Jae, with some years having as few as five births.

However, starting in the late 1940s and into the 1950s, there was a significant increase in the usage of the name Jae. In 1957 alone, there were twenty births, marking a peak in popularity during this time period. This trend continued through the early 1960s, with yearly birth counts ranging from eight to sixteen.

After 1964, the popularity of the name Jae seemed to wane once again, with yearly birth counts fluctuating between seven and thirteen until the late 1970s. However, starting in 1978, there was another notable increase in usage, with yearly birth counts ranging from twelve to eighteen throughout the 1980s.

In the 1990s, there was a consistent usage of the name Jae, with yearly birth counts typically between seventeen and twenty-seven. This trend continued into the early 2000s, with a peak of thirty-two births in 2005.

Since then, the popularity of the name Jae has continued to fluctuate but has generally remained consistently high, with yearly birth counts ranging from twenty-six to forty-four between 2008 and 2023. Overall, there have been a total of 1626 births in the United States with the name Jae over the past century.

These statistics demonstrate that while the name Jae may not have been incredibly popular throughout its entire history of usage in the United States, it has nonetheless remained steadily present and has experienced periods of notable popularity.