Jay



Gender:
Origin: English, Latin
1271 famous people named Jay found on Wikipedia.
189558 male, 2495 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 399-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 78-th in year 1960
Used in: English, Indian

Meanings

Jay is a common given name and nickname. It may be a nickname for James, Javonne, Jamie, Jacob, Jared, Joaquin, Javad, Jeremy, Jeffrey, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Jason, Jordan, Justin, etc. In Hindu-influenced cultures, Jay or Jai is a common first name for a male derived from the Sanskrit for "win" or "victory."


The common European jay (Garrulus glandarinus), early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old North French gai, Old French jai "magpie, jay" (12c., Modern French geai), from Late Latin gaius "a jay," probably echoic of the bird's harsh warning cry and supposedly influenced by Latin Gaius, a common Roman proper name. For other bird names from proper names, compare martin and parrot. Applied to the North American blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) from 1709; it is unrelated but has similar vivid markings, is noisy and restless, and also has a harsh call. Applied to humans in sense of "impertinent chatterer, loud, flashy dresser" from 1520s. Jolly as a jay was a Middle English expression for "very happy, joyful."


From Latin Gaius: to rejoice. Victory. Blue crested bird.

Famous People: 1271 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Jay Hernandez 1978 Actor
2 Jay Leno 1950 American comedian, actor, writer, producer, voice actor and television host
3 Jay Baruchel 1982 Canadian actor
4 Jay Chou 1979 Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor
5 Jay Park 1987 Korean-American singer, rapper, b-boy, choreographer, singer
6 Jay Cutler 1973 Bodybuilder from the United States
7 Jay Kay 1969 English musician
8 John Jay 1745 American politician and a founding father of the United States
9 Kamaljit Singh Jhooti 1981 Singer–songwriter, record producer, arranger
10 Jay Mohr 1970 American actor and comedian
11 Jay Electronica 1976 American rapper
12 Jay Williams 1981 American basketabll player
13 Jay Lethal 1985 Professional wrestler
14 Bailey Jay 1988 American transgender pornographic actress
15 Jam Master Jay 1965 Hip-hop musician
16 Jay Pharoah 1987 American actor, comedian, impressionist, rapper, and voice actor
17 Jay Moriarity 1978 American surfer
18 Jay Gatsby 1890 Protagonist of the novel The Great Gatsby
19 Jay Duplass 1973 American actor and director
20 Jay Gruden 1967 American football player and coach
21 Jay Rock 1986 American rapper
22 Jay Ryan 1981 New Zealand actor
23 Jay Ajayi 1993 American football player
24 Jay Weinberg 1990 American musician
25 Jay Carney 1965 White Hoouse Press Secretary
26 Jay Wright 1961 American college basketball coach
27 Jay Adams 1961 American skateboarder
28 Jay Rockefeller 1937 American politician
29 Jay Chandrasekhar 1968 American film director of Tamil origin
30 Jay Silverheels 1912 Film actor
31 Jay McGuiness 1990
32 Jay Bhanushali 1984 Indian television actor
33 Jay McGraw 1979 American businessman
34 Jay R. Ferguson 1974 American actor
35 Jay North 1951 Actor
36 Jay Asher 1975 American horror history writer
37 Jay Roach 1957 American film director
38 Jay Rodriguez 1989 English footballer
39 Jay Sekulow 1957 American businessman
40 Tony Jay 1933 Actor
41 Jay Gould 1836 American businessman
42 Jay Grdina 1967 American pornographic actor, director, producer, businessman
43 Jay Bilas 1963 American basketball player-coach
44 Jay Glazer 1969 American sports reporter
45 Jay Sebring 1933 Hair stylist
46 Jay Manuel 1972 Canadian make-up artist
47 Jay O. Sanders 1953 American actor
48 Jay Inslee 1951 23rd Governor of Washington, United States
49 Jay Brown
50 Jay Briscoe 1984 American professional wrestler
51 Jay Khan 1982 British songwriter
52 Jay Thomas 1948 Actor, radio talk show host, businessman
53 Ricky Jay 1948 American magician
54 Jay Reatard 1980 American musician
55 Jay Nixon 1956 Politician
56 Jay McInerney 1955 American writer
57 Anjali Jay 1975 British actress
58 Jay Feely 1976 American football player
59 Jay Underwood 1968 American actor
60 Jay Bruce 1987 Baseball player from the United States
61 Jay Mariotti 1959 American sportswriter
62 Jay Jopling 1963 British art dealer
63 Jay Harrington 1971 American actor
64 Jay Bothroyd 1982 English footballer
65 Jay Spearing 1988 English footballer
66 Jon Jay 1985 American professional baseball player
67 Brad Bradley 1990 Professional wrestler
68 Jay Watson 1990 Australian musician
69 Jay Tavare 1971 American film actor and journalist
70 Jay Rayner 1966 British writer and television presenter
71 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 1990 Footballer
72 Jay Laga'aia 1963 New Zealand actor-singer
73 Jay Hammer 1944 American actor, television writer
74 Jay Ferguson 1947 American musician, vocalist
75 Jay Crawford 1965 American sports journalist
76 Jay Aston 1961 British actor and singer
77 Jay Soni 1986 Cute, Handsome, Smart, Sexy, Hot, Sweet, Dashing, Eligible
78 Jay Van Andel 1924 American businessman
79 Jay Berwanger 1914 Player of American football
80 Jay Osmond 1955 American musician
81 Jay DeMarcus 1971 American guitarist
82 Jay Karnes 1963 American actor
83 Jay Jay French 1952 American musician
84 Sara Jay 1977 American pornographic actress
85 Jay Novacek 1962 Player of American football
86 Jay Black 1938 American musician
87 Jay Pritzker 1922 American businessman; uncle of J.B. Pritzker
88 Jay Lyon 1984 Australian singer, actor and model
89 Jay Barker 1972 American football player
90 Jay Bakker 1975 American pastor
91 Jay J. Armes 1932 American amputee/private investigator/actor known for his prosthetic hands
92 Jay Johnston 1968 American actor
93 Jay Buhner 1964 American baseball player
94 Jay C. Flippen 1899 American actor
95 Jay Farrar 1966 Rock and country singer, guitarist
96 Jay Bennett 1963 Singer-songwriter, producer
97 Jay Gordon 1967 Producer, journalist, rock singer
98 Jay Penske American businessman
99 Jay Hardway 1991 Dutch DJ and producer
100 Jay Robinson 1930 Actor
101 Jay Bouwmeester 1983 Canadian ice hockey player
102 Jay Weatherill 1964 45th Premier of South Australia
103 Jay Triano 1958 Canadian basketball player and coach
104 Jay Onrait 1974 Canadian sportscaster
105 Jay Haas 1953 Professional golfer
106 Jay Papasan American author and business executive
107 Jay Cocks 1944 American screenwriter
108 Jay McCarroll 1974 American fashion designer
109 Jay Dobyns 1961 American football player
110 Jay Schroeder 1961 American football player
111 Jay Landsman American actor
112 Jay Wright Forrester 1918 American operations researcher
113 Jay Johnson 1949 American actor
114 Jay Dardenne 1954 Louisiana politician
115 Jay DeMerit 1979 American soccer player
116 Jay Ward 1920 American television producer
117 Jay Fiedler 1971 American football player
118 Antony Jay 1930 British screenwriter
119 Jay Norvell 1963 American football player and coach
120 Jay Fulton 1994 Footballer
121 Jay Bentley 1964 Bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion
122 Jay Livingston 1915 American composer and singer
123 Jay Schottenstein 1955 American businessman
124 KL Jay 1968 Brazilian disc jockey
125 Jay S. Walker 1955 American businessman
126 Jay Lane 1964 American musician
127 David Jay 1982 American activist
128 Dee Jay Character from the Street Fighter fighting game series
129 Jay Oliva 1976 American film director
130 Jazzy Jay 1961 American record producer
131 Jay Stewart 1918 American game show announcer
132 Jay Harbaugh 1989 American football coach
133 Jay Kenneth Johnson 1977 American actor
134 Jay Youngblood 1955 American professional wrestler
135 Jay Freeman 1981 American computer scientist
136 Shuba Jaya 1976 Malaysian actress
137 Jay Manalo 1976 Filipino actor
138 Jay Paterno College football coach
139 Jay Brannan 1982 American singer-songwriter and actor
140 Jay Maisel 1931 American photographer
141 Jay Cooke 1821 American lawyer, businessman and politician
142 Jay Novello 1904 American actor
143 Jay S. Fishman 1952 Served as chairman and chief executive officer of The Travelers Companies.
144 Jay Lee Webb 1937 American singer
145 Jay Hieron 1976 American sport wrestler and martial artist
146 Jay London 1966 American comedian
147 Jay Clayton
148 Jay Garner 1938 United States Army general and United States Marine
149 Ayo Jay 1989
150 Jay Maynard 1960 American internet celebrity
151 Jay O'Shea 1988 Footballer
152 Jay Abraham 1949 Author and business executive
153 Jay Leach 1979 American ice hockey player
154 Jay Graydon 1949 American musician
155 Jay Severin 1951 Political consultant and talk show host
156 Jay Acovone 1955 American actor
157 Jay Bell 1965 American baseball player and coach
158 Jay Bybee 1953 American judge
159 Jay R. Smith 1915 Film actor
160 Terence Jay 1985 American actor-musician
161 Jay Joyce American musician
162 James McEveley 1985 Scottish footballer
163 Jay Smith 1954 American Christian apologist
164 Jay Traynor 1943 American musician, vocalist
165 Jay Anson 1921 American author
166 Jay Harris 1965 American journalist
167 Norman Jay 1957 British DJ
168 Jay Sarno 1922 American businessman
169 Jay Mehler 1981 Guitarist
170 Jay Hopson 1968 American football coach
171 Jay Brazeau 1953 Canadian actor
172 Jay Ashley 1971 American pornographic film director & actor
173 Jay Ungar 1946 American musician
174 Alexis Jay 1949 British social work leader
175 Jay Paulson 1978 American actor
176 Jay Heaps 1976 American soccer player and basketball player
177 Jay Tarses 1939 American television producer
178 Jay Haley 1923 American psychotherapist
179 Jay Adelson 1970 Entrepreneur
180 Jay Prosch 1992 American gridiron football player
181 Joey Jay 1935 American baseball player
182 Jay McShann 1916 American blues, jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer
183 Jay Anthony Franke 1972 American actor
184 Jay Hilgenberg 1959 American football player
185 Jay Beagle 1985 Canadian ice hockey player
186 Professor Jay 1975 Tanzanian hip hop artist
187 Jay Abdo 1963 Syrian American actor
188 Jay Cohen 1968 American businessman
189 Jay Vasavada 1973 Gujarati writer
190 Jay Bromley 1992 American football player
191 Jay White 1992
192 Jay Tabb 1984 Footballer
193 Jay Narayan Vyas 1947 Indian educationist and politician from Gujarat
194 Abner Jay 1921 American musician
195 Jay Beatty 2003 Supporter of Celtic Football Club
196 Jay Ilagan 1953 Filipino actor
197 Jay Berger 1966 US tennis player
198 Jay Yuenger 1966 American guitarist
199 Jay de la Cueva 1978 Mexican singer
200 Jay Parini 1948 Professor, author