Jay 1

Too basic.

Jay is my Fathers first name and my middle name (family tradition- father's first name is son's middle name- worked well for me as Douglas Jay but my Dad got screwed -his middle name was Melvin) I've always liked it and even used to go by Jay in middle school because there was another Douglas in my grade that was a jackalope and I didn't want to be confused with him. Jay has always been a fun loving name to me like "cool as a J Bird". I used to like telling people that my middle name starts with a J and ask them to try to guess it. I always have to tell them that it's J A Y. I think it's a great name.

It’s not too bad. I understand it can be more of a nickname, but I definitely prefer it to Jayden.

I believe that Jay or Jaylen is one of the most beautiful names ever in the whole world and nobody can compare to the name Jay or Jaylen because of how powerful, beautiful, fantastic, most worthiest, funniest, coolest, prettiest, cutest, mutest, bestest, wonderfulest, amazingness, happiness, most handsomest name ever. And he gets all the girls!

I love the name Jay:) You could call him Jay-Jay as a nickname. I would really consider using this one day! @ciara23, you are right. It means Jaybird. I like the middle name Axel or Marco.

It's OK. Simple to pronounce.

Jay is a really cool name I would seriously consider for a son (if I ever have one) one day. In my opinion, it’s better than Jayden, Jaden, or Jaydon. And Jay actually has a meaning. I think it’s good for nickname or first name. I also really like the sibset Indie & Jay. Overall Jay is a nice name.

I named my son this in 2002 when it wasn't as popular as it is now where I live in England. I love it.

I personally think this name is decent when it comes to first names. Even though it’s a bit more of a nickname.

Cute nickname for a guy or a girl. I know a girl with this nickname and it suits her well!

A nice boy's name, although minimalist.

Jay can also be used as a girl's name, since Jayden (and other spelling variations of that name) are unisex.

Many people are saying that it is too short, and should be followed by a longer middle name. Do not worry, my fellow name nerds! I choose Jay Rowan (or possibly Rohan. I haven't changed it yet) when deciding on a new name. I like it. Sometimes I worry about it being to cliche for trans men but it's alright that a lot of us choose it.

My name is Jay, it's short for Jasmine! This name could stand well on a woman, because it could be short for names like Jacqueline, Josephine, and many more J- names for women.

Personally, I find just the name Jay with no nicknames as a unisex name. If I ever have a daughter, I will name her Jay. I have always loved it for a girl. I find it to be too feminine for a boy name. But anyways, if anyone reading this is having a girl and somehow stumbled upon this comment made by an eleven year old, then I think you should name her "Jay" or "Jayla". Something along those lines.

My brother's name is Jason and like many other guys sharing his name, he often goes by Jay. I like Jay more as a nickname or as a middle name if used by itself.

It's not so bad, but it's too short in my opinion. I prefer Jake as a nickname for Jacob.

James is my last name, and when I chose a new name for myself (I'm trans) nothing from my first or middle name would work so I took Jay from my last name and voila. So technically it's a nickname but really it's just my name.

I though Jay could be a girls' name too! It sounds like a gender-neutral name to me, similar to Robin/Robyn and Sparrow. It could be a short form of Jamie, Jaime and Jayden, which can all be girls' names.

I'd use it as a full name. I've met guys named Jay and it always stands out and sounds nice. If I do use it, it'll most likely be used as a nickname, but only because I already like a lot of "J" names for boys.

It's alright as a nickname. Although I can not stand it as an independent name because it's rather dull.

I like it as a nickname for another name like James or Jason for example, but independently I don't like it at all, it sounds incomplete and there are 0 good nicknames for it.

It's a nice name on its own; it's not my favorite, but I still like it. It also can be a nickname for pretty much any male name beginning with the letter J :-)

It's a nice name with style but I wouldn't name a kid this because of the Blue Jay bird.

I actually really like Jay as a name on its own, as well as a nickname for Jason or James or what have you. It reminds me of a blue jay.

Looks incomplete, and can easily go from sounding fairly pretty to annoying. Use it as a nickname.

There's Jay, then Jake, then Jacob. It's like a chain in my opinion. Anyways I like this name.

Jay might be nice as a nickname, but PLEASE - do NOT use this as a first name. Middle name, maybe, but not first name. (Unless you like the Hindi name or meaning of Jay.) Anyway, that's just my opinion. I sorta like the sound, but I really think that it should either be short for something or a nickname - never a first name. It has no real structure as a name.

Okay, well, perhaps in SOME cases it can serve as a good first name. *Takes back some of what I said earlier* In my opinion though, it should only be followed by a substantial middle name, or else it won't sound right.

This makes a decent nickname, but it's a bit youthful and minimalist as an official name.

Jay is a good nickname for a name like James or Jacob. It shouldn't be used on its own though, it has no etymology and just sounds like a nickname for a longer name.

My son's name is James and we call him Jay for short. I find Jay nicer than Jim or Jamie.

Jay, Sparrow, and Robin always come together when I think of one.