| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | nickname for several names beginning with the letter J "win", "victory" in Sanskrit |
| Other names | |
| Related names | John, Jason, Jaylin, Jacob, Jake, Jack, James, Jamie, Jadon, Jayden |
Jay is a common given name, and a nickname for many names beginning with 'J'. In Hindu-influenced cultures, Jay or Jai is a common first name for a male or female, derived from the Sanskrit for "win" or "victory."
Sports
- Jay Abdo (born 1962), Syrian actor
- Jay Adams (1961–2014), American skateboarder
- Jay Ajayi (born 1993), English American NFL football player
- Jay Barnett (born 2001), Australian association football player
- Jay Beagle (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jay Berger (born 1966), American tennis player
- Jay Bothroyd (born 1982), English football player
- Jay Bouwmeester (born 1983), Canadian hockey player
- Jay Briscoe (1984–2023), American professional wrestler
- Jay Bruce (born 1987), Major League Baseball player, three-time All-Star
- Jay Cutler (born 1983), American football player
- Jay Cutler (bodybuilder) (born 1971), American bodybuilder
- Jay Dahlgren (born 1948), Canadian javelin thrower
- Jay DeMerit (born 1979), American soccer player
- Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (born 1990), English footballer
- Jay Faatz (1860–1923), American baseball player
- Jay Fiedler (born 1971), American NFL football quarterback
- Jay Haas (born 1953), American golfer
- Jay Idzes (born 2000), Dutch footballer
- Jay Jones (born 1974), American football player
- Jay Lethal (born 1985), American professional wrestler
- Jay McDonagh (born 1973), American football player
- Jay McKee (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jay Moriarity (1978–2001), American big wave surfer
- Jay Novacek (born 1962), American football player
- Jay-Jay Okocha (born 1973), Nigerian footballer
- Jay O'Shea (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Jay Scrubb (born 2000), American basketball player
- Jay Tufele (born 1999), American football player
- Jay Wheeldon (born 1989), English footballer
Music
- Jay Aston (born 1961), English singer
- Jay Azzolina (born 1952), American guitarist
- Jay Bennett (1963–2009), American musician
- Jay Bentley (born 1964), American musician
- Jay Chou (born 1979), Taiwanese musician
- Jay Cloidt (born 1949), American composer and audio engineer
- Jay Dee Daugherty (born 1952), American drummer
- Jay Ferguson (American musician) (born 1947)
- Jay Ferguson (Canadian musician) (born 1968)
- Jay Fung (born 1988), Hong Kong-Canadian singer-songwriter
- Jay Greenberg (composer) (born 1991), American composer
- Jay Greenberg (psychoanalyst) (born 1942), American psychoanalyst and psychologist
- James "Jay" Huguely (1940–2008), American actor, recording artist known as Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
- Jay Kay (born 1969), British musician and frontman of British band Jamiroquai
- Jay Lane (born 1964), American musician
- Jay Livingston (1915–2001), American composer
- Jay Osmond (born 1955), American musician
- Jay Park (born 1987), Korean American b-boy and singer (Ex-2PM member)
- Jay Park (born 2002), Korean American singer, member of the group ENHYPEN
- Jay Reatard (1980–2010), American musician
- Jay Sean (born 1979), British musician
- John Jay Traynor (1943–2014), American singer, member of the group Jay and the Americans
- Jay Weinberg (born 1990), American drummer
- Jay Wilbur (1898–1970), British bandleader
- Jay Yim (born 1958), American composer
- Jay Yuenger (born 1966), American guitarist
- Jay Zeffin, English musician, composer
- Jay Ziskrout (born 1962), American drummer
Television and film
- Jay Abdo (born 1962), Syrian actor
- Jay Baruchel (born 1982), Canadian actor
- Jay Bhanushali (born 1984), Indian actor
- Jay Brazeau (born 1953), Canadian actor
- Jay Chandrasekhar (born 1968), American director
- Jay Faerber (born 1972), American comic and television writer
- Jay R. Ferguson (born 1974), American actor
- Jay Harrington (born 1971), American actor
- Jay Hayden (born 1987), American actor
- Jay Hernandez (born 1978), American actor
- Jay Ilagan (1953–1992), Filipino actor
- Jay Karnes (born 1963), American actor
- Jay Laga'aia (born 1963), New Zealand actor
- Jay Leno (born 1950), American comedian and talk-show host
- Jay McCarroll (born 1974), American fashion designer
- Jay Mohr (born 1970), American actor
- Jay North (born 1951), American actor
- Jay Odjick, Algonquin artist, writer, and television producer
- Jay Purvis (born 1976), Canadian carpenter and television presenter
- Jay Roach (born 1957), American director
- Jay Ryan (actor) (born 1981), New Zealand actor
- Jay Silverheels (1912–1980), Canadian actor
- Jay Thomas (1948–2017), American actor and talk-show host
- Jay Underwood (born 1968), American actor and pastor
- Jay Wolpert, American television producer and screenwriter
Other professions
- Jay Adair (born 1969/1970), American businessman, CEO of Copart
- Jay Armes (born 1932), American amputee, actor, and private investigator
- Jay Bhattacharya (born 1968), Indian professor
- Jay Boersma (born 1947), American fine art and documentary photographer
- Jay Bybee (born 1953), American judge
- Jay Chaudhry (born 1958/1959), American billionaire, CEO and founder of Zscaler
- Jay Chevalier (1936–2019), American singer and songwriter
- Jay Chiat (1931–2002), American advertising designer
- Jay Cooke (1821–1905), American financier
- Jay Fox (1870–1961), American journalist, trade unionist, and political activist
- Jay Garner (born 1938), American retired US Army lieutenant general and business executive
- Jay Gillenwater (born 1933), American professor
- Jay Gould (1836–1892), American financier
- Jay Gunter (1911–1994), American pathologist and amateur astronomer
- Jay Hammond (1922–2005), American politician and state governor
- Jay Inslee (born 1951), American politician
- Jay Jalisi (born 1965), American politician
- Jay Jasanoff (born 1942), American linguist
- Jay Kordich (1923–2017), American author and juice fasting advocate
- Jay McCallum (born 1960), justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
- Jay McInerney (born 1955), American writer
- Jay Miner (1932–1994), American computer pioneer
- Jay Monahan (born 1971), PGA Tour commissioner
- Jay Nixon (born 1956), American politician
- Jay Nordlinger (born 1963), American journalist
- Jay Obernolte (born 1970), American politician, businessman, and video game developer
- Jay Ohrberg, American car collector and customizer
- Jay Penske, American media entrepreneur
- Jay Pritzker (1922–1999), American businessman
- Jay Raymond (born 1962), American general
- Jay Rockefeller (born 1937), American politician
- Jay P. Rolison Jr. (1929–2007), New York politician
- Jay Rosen (born 1956), American writer
- Jay Sekulow (born 1956), American lawyer
- Jay Severin (1951–2020), American radio talk show host
- Jay Ulfelder, American political scientist
- Jay Upton (1879–1938), American politician and attorney
- Jay Walljasper (1955/56–2020), American writer, editor, speaker, and community consultant
- Jay Ward (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jay Weatherill (born 1964), Australian politician
- Jay Wolfe (born 1955), American businessman and politician
- Jay Wynne (born 1968), American weather forecaster
- Jay Xu (born 1963) Chinese-born American museum director, art historian, curator
- Jay Zeamer Jr. (1918–2007), American aeronautical engineer, pilot, and WWII veteran
Fictional characters
- Jay, a character in the 2005 American romantic comedy movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Jay Cartwright, in the television series The Inbetweeners
- Jay Garrick, in the DC Comics universe
- Jay Gatsby, in the 1925 novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Jay Halstead, in the television series Chicago P.D.
- Jay Hogart, in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Jay Kyle, in the TV series My Wife and Kids
- Jay Landsman, in the television series The Wire
- Jay Nakamura, Superman (Jon Kent)'s boyfriend in DC Comics
- Jay Sherman, in the animated series The Critic
- Jay Walker (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
- Jay, in the films of Kevin Smith
- Jay, in the television series The Tribe
- Jay, one of The Blues in Angry Birds
- Jay, "The Leader" in the animated series Clash of the Titans
- Jay, in the web series Marble Hornets
- Jay, in the animated series The Ridonculous Race
- Jay, in the animated series Big Mouth
- Jay, a villager in the Nintendo video game Animal Crossing
- Jay, one of the three main superheroes in Kiya and the Kimoja Heroes
- Jay, a character who is Finn Mertens' son in pillow world in the TV series Adventure Time
See also
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