The story behind Jay
Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Hindi entry
Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /d͡ʒeɪ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /d͡ʒəj/
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [d͡ʒɐj]
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /d͡ʒɛː/
Popularity
Jay ranked #10452 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Jay
Joy
From the noun joy, first used by Puritans in the 17th century. Borrowed from English Joy.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jaya
Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, literally “victory”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śrey
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jayā
From जय (jaya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Guy
From Old French Gui, from a Frankish form of Proto-West Germanic *Widō (compare Old Dutch Wido), a short form of names beginning with the element *widu (“wood”), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kay
A female given name, a short form of Katherine and other female names beginning with a "K"; popular as a middle name.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Jay
Ajay
Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Amit
Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Anil
Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Jay
Amit
Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Anil
Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Arun
Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection