Boy Names Starting with Jay-

Jay- baby names and what they mean, with 17 results. Jay- names are used more often as masculine names. Usage of these boy names was at its peak in 2011 (USAGE OF 1.23%) and is somewhat lower today (USAGE 0.86%, ▼30%), with names like Jaydon becoming less fashionable. Jayce (#138) and Jayson (#482) are two of the more contemporarily stylish baby names in this list, while Jaycox (TOP 14%) and Jaynes (4%) are conventional Jay- last names.

Jay - Jayvon

Jayson¹▲, Jaysen¹, Jayce¹▲, Jay¹▼
Forms of Jason. From Greek, Hebrew words. "Healer; the Lord is salvation." Jaysean is also a slightly prominent kid's name.

Jayme¹, Jay²▼
Forms of Jacob. Based on Hebrew. "He who supplants." Popular as last names. Compare Jayme (UPPER 38%) and common surnames Jame (UPPER 47%), Jaume (79%), with the -me suffix.

Jay³▼, var. Jayronn, Jayron, Jaye
Origin fr. Latin language. "Blue crested bird." Usage of Jayronn and forms was elevated 6 decades ago and is now reduced, with Jay becoming somewhat outmoded.

Jayce²▲
Var. of Jace. Origin fr. English, Hebrew words. "The Lord is my salvation." Adoption of Jayce as a baby name in 2016 was down 3.9% compared to 2015. See also Jayme.

Jaycee, var. Jayvee, Jaydee, Jayar
Source fr. American element. Phonetic name based on initials. Not in popularity charts.

Jayde
Form of Jade. Origin fr. Spanish. .. the semiprecious green stone. Jayne (TOP 6%), Jayme (38%) are common last names. Cross-gender use.

Jaydon¹▼, Jayden¹
Forms of Jaden. Source fr. American. Somewhat common as baby names, Jayden and Jaydon are comparable to the common Kayden.

Jaydon²▼, Jayden²
Var. of Jadon. From Hebrew. "Thankful; God will judge." Prominent, with usage of 0.546% for Jayden and Jaydon as boys' names in 2016, though lower than 0.615% the year before.

Jaylonn, Jaylon¹▼, Jaylen¹, Jaylan¹▼, Jayelen, Jayelan
Var. of Jalen. .. tranquil with a J . Usage of Jaylon and variants soared 10 years ago and is now reduced, with Jaylan going out of style.

Jaylen², var. Jaylon²▼, Jaylin▼, Jaylan²▼
Derivative of American element. Contemporary blend of Jay and Len .. Jaylen, Jaylon, etc. became less trendy in 2016, dropping on average -61 positions as birth names with Jaylin leading the decline.

Jaylon³▼, Jaylen³
Var. of Galen. Root fr. Greek element. "Calm." Jaylen and Jaylon became less popular in 2016, dropping -86 rankings as birth names with Jaylon falling the most.

Jayme²
Var. of Jamie. Derived fr. Latin. "He who supplants." Jayme is unconventional as a men's name, existing often (TOP 38%) as a surname. Unisex name.

Jaymie¹, Jaymes, Jayme³
Var. of James. Root fr. Hebrew. "He who supplants." Jayme (UPPER 38%) and Jaymes (52%) exist frequently as last names.

Jaymie², Jayme⁴
Forms of Jaime. From Spanish, Hebrew elements. "He who supplants." Less used today. Jayme was the version last listed (1999) in the Top 2000.

Jayson²▲, var. Jaysen², Jaycen
Stems fr. American element. A contemporary form of Jason. Jayson and variants became less trendy last year, falling -312 rankings as baby names with Jaysen dropping the most.

Jayvon¹, Jayvern, Jayven
Var. of Javan. Origin fr. Hebrew language. "Ionian." Jayvern and forms were favored in 2009 and are less conventional today.

Jayvon²
Form of Ja-. Root fr. American element. .. Pronunciation emphasis is on the second .. Jayvon is a Top 2000 baby name.