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Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Jay: Latin Meaning of Jay: "jaybird" Jay's Popularity in 2012: #388
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Though this feels like a modern invention, Jay dates from the Middle Ages. Now far less popular than modern cousins like Jayden, Jalen, and Jayce.

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Jay Leno, American talk show host and comedian
Jay Asher, American author
Jay Hernandez, American actor
Jay Cutler, American football player

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Jay Gatsby, main character of The Great Gatsby
Jay Pritchett, portrayed by Ed O'Neill, character on American sitcom, Modern Family
Jai Wilcox, played by Sendhil Ramamurthy in "Covert Affairs"

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Jae, Jai, Jave, Jaye, Jeays, Jeh, Jeyes

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Jay

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Jay: Latin Meaning of Jay: "jaybird"
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One of the boys' names newly appropriated for girls -- either on its own, as a pet form of any J name, or as a singular middle name.

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Jaye was the protagonist of the short-lived TV series 'Wonderfalls,' inspired by the story of Joan of Arc.

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Jae, Jai, Jaya, Jaycie, Jaye, Jey

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