Jaycee is a modern American name that spells out the initials "J.C.", in the same way Deejay and Elle do, and is also used as a feminine form of Jace; it has no older meaning of its own. The name was in the headlines in 2009, when kidnapping survivor Jaycee Dugard was found alive, and it peaked soon after. In the United States Jaycee ranked number 852 in 2000, reached number 516 in 2011 and stands at number 1155 in 2025.