Jay

Rank 367th Boy Name

In 2022, the name Jay was 367th most popular baby name for boys and 716th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 903 babies were named Jay in the United States. The gender distribution for "Jay" is 98.6% male and 1.4% female.

In 2022, 1 out of every 3,717 babies in the United States were named Jay. In a classroom of 30 students, there is approximately a 0.8% chance that another student would have the same name. Today, the average age of someone named Jay is around 53 to 60 years old.

The name "Jay" is well know, but not overly common.

The most common nickname for Jay is J.

Jay Meaning & Origin

Jay is a name of Sanskrit origin meaning "victorious" or "triumphant", but in English, it brings to mind the blue jay bird, symbolizing curiosity, communication, and intelligence.

The name Jay is described as charming, adventurous and self-assured.

Pronunciation

Jay is pronounced jay in English. The name Jay has 3 letters and 1 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

The yellow line indicates overall rank of the name. The pink and blue area indicates the total number of girls and boys named "Jay".

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Fun Facts about Jay

  • A famous person with the name Jay is Jay-Z, an American rapper and businessman who is considered one of the greatest rappers of all time and one of the world's best-selling music artists.

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Geography

Where is the name Jay most popular!? Popularity can vary a lot between regions. This map shows the relative popularity of a name in each state.

Gender Distribution

98.6%
Boys named Jay
Girls named Jay

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Similar Sounding Names

Joy Joey Joe Jai Jia Joao Jiya Jaya Joie Joi Jae Joah Jaiya Jah Jj Jo Jaia Jiyah Jaye Jiah Joya Jhay Jehu Jayah Jc

Top names staring with "J"

James Jack Jackson John Joseph Jacob Julian Jayden Josiah Joshua Jaxon Jordan Jonathan Jameson Jose Jeremiah Jace Josephine Jaxson Jasper Jade Jonah Juan Jason Julia All names starting with "J"

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Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

ChatGPT

Name meanings are generated with the help of Artificial Intelligence using a tool called ChatGPT

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