Jay - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Jay \jay\ is pronounced jay. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "jaybird". Bird name: a blue songbird. Also possibly from the Latin name Gaius, meaning "happy". May also be from use as a nickname for names beginning with J-, such as in short form of names like Jason and Jacob. Jay and Jai are also Sanskrit names meaning "victory". Mythology: Jay is the name of various deities in Hindu classical writings. Use may have been inspired by the first Chief of the US Supreme Court, John Jay. Financier Jay Gould; comedian Jay Leno; author Jay McInerney; actors Jaye Davidson, Jay Mohr.

Jay has 6 variant forms: Jae, Jai, Jaye, Jayron, Jayronn and Jeh.

For more information, see also related names Jadrian and Jaylen.

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

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