Boy
Jay
Rooted in Latin, Jay is a boy's name that means "Diminutive from names starting with J". It peaked back in the 1960s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. The name's best year yet was 1960.
LatinDiminutive from names starting with J
LatinAlso the bird
Births by decade
1900s
942
1910s
4,605
1920s
8,295
1930s
10,442
1940s
18,976
1950s
37,419
1960s
43,106
1970s
24,273
1980s
15,988
1990s
10,779
2000s
8,222
2010s
6,273
Peaked in the 1960s · 189,320 total U.S. births since 1900