Jay - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Jay \jay\ is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "jaybird". Bird name: a blue songbird. Also a medieval name possibly from Gaius (Latin) "happy"; also pet form of names beginning with J- (see also Dee and Kay). In Hindi, it is derived from Sanskrit, meaning "victory". The name has been inspired by John Jay, a great American jurist. The name is also used in combination with other names. Gymnast Jaycie Phelps.

Jay has 13 variant forms: Jae, Jalin, Jaline, Jaya, Jaycie, Jaye, Jayla, Jaylah, Jaylan, Jaylene, Jeh, Jey and Jeyla.

Baby names that sound like Jay are Ja- and Joy.

Jay is a common female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jay. Click here to compare Jay with related baby names.