Jae is a Korean name element, written with different hanja that give it meanings such as "talent" or "wealth", and it appears in many compound names like Jae-won and Jae-hyun. In the United States it also serves as a short, modern spelling of Jay. The name has stayed in the lower ranks: number 3245 in 2000, a best rank of 2776 in 2020 and number 2956 in 2025.