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C-Jay

Gender
Boy
Say it
SEE-jay
Origin
Modern

C-Jay is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does C-Jay mean?

Modern: spelled-out form of the initials CJ, from C and Jay

Spelled-out version of the initials CJ, a combination used as a given name.

Is C-Jay a girl's or a boy's name?

C-Jay is a boys' name.

How popular is C-Jay in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 boys.

Half of all the boys named C-Jay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

1998Busiest: 12 in 20072022
C-Jay in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20221#6,413
20211#6,364
20204#4,025
20192#6,181
20183#4,959
20170–
20162#6,340
20155#3,527
20145#3,529
20139#2,334
20125#3,572
20113#4,837
20105#3,478
20094#3,909
20088#2,384
200712#1,760
20063#4,204
20058#2,090
20043#3,792
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19983#3,021

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “C-Jay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/c-jay, updated 20 October 2026.