Jay (given name)

Jay

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, 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, the ninja of lightning in the television series 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

• Jay (surname)
• Jamie