Over the past 110 years, 280 girls and 185 584 boys have been named Jay. The name Jay ranks 6062th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Jay in 1914. The peak of popularity of the name Jay came in the 1920s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.