Jay is a common given name, and a nickname for many names beginning with 'J'. In Hindu-influenced cultures, Jay or Jai is a common first name for a male, derived from the Sanskrit for "win" or "victory."
Sports
Jay Abdo (born 1962), Syrian actor
Jay Adams (1961–2014), American skateboarder
Jay Ajayi (born 1993), English American NFL football player
Jay Barnett (born 2001), Australian association football player
Jay Beagle (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
Jay Berger (born 1966), American tennis player
Jay Bothroyd (born 1982), English football player
Jay Bouwmeester (born 1983), Canadian hockey player
Jay Briscoe (1984–2023), American professional wrestler
Jay Bruce (born 1987), Major League Baseball player, three-time All-Star
Jay Cutler (born 1983), American football player
Jay Cutler (bodybuilder) (born 1971), American bodybuilder
Jay Dahlgren (born 1948), Canadian javelin thrower
Jay DeMerit (born 1979), American soccer player
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (born 1990), English footballer
Jay Faatz (1860–1923), American baseball player
Jay Fiedler (born 1971), American NFL football quarterback
Jay Haas (born 1953), American golfer
Jay Idzes (born 2000), Dutch footballer
Jay Jones (born 1974), American football player
Jay Lethal (born 1985), American professional wrestler
Jay McDonagh (born 1973), American football player
Jay McKee (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
Jay Moriarity (1978–2001), American big wave surfer
Jay Novacek (born 1962), American football player
Jay-Jay Okocha (born 1973), Nigerian footballer
Jay O'Shea (born 1988), Irish footballer
Jay Scrubb (born 2000), American basketball player
Jay Tufele (born 1999), American football player
Jay Wheeldon (born 1989), English footballer
Music
Jay Aston (born 1961), English singer
Jay Azzolina (born 1952), American guitarist
Jay Bennett (1963–2009), American musician
Jay Bentley (born 1964), American musician
Jay Chou (born 1979), Taiwanese musician
Jay Cloidt (born 1949), American composer and audio engineer
Jay Dee Daugherty (born 1952), American drummer
Jay Ferguson (American musician) (born 1947) Jay Ferguson (Canadian musician) (born 1968) Jay Fung (born 1988), Hong Kong-Canadian singer-songwriter Jay Greenberg (composer) (born 1991), American composer Jay Greenberg (psychoanalyst) (born 1942), American psychoanalyst and psychologist James "Jay" Huguely (1940–2008), American actor, recording artist known as Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band Jay Kay (born 1969), British musician and frontman of British band Jamiroquai Jay Lane (born 1964), American musician Jay Livingston (1915–2001), American composer Jay Osmond (born 1955), American musician Jay Park (born 1987), Korean American b-boy and singer (Ex-2PM member) Jay Park (born 2002), Korean American singer, member of the group ENHYPEN Jay Reatard (1980–2010), American musician Jay Sean (born 1979), British musician John Jay Traynor (1943–2014), American singer, member of the group Jay and the Americans Jay Weinberg (born 1990), American drummer Jay Wilbur (1898–1970), British bandleader Jay Yim (born 1958), American composer Jay Yuenger (born 1966), American guitarist Jay Zeffin, English musician, composer Jay Ziskrout (born 1962), American drummer