Jay-Jay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-JAY
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Jay-Jay is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “Jay + Jay”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Jay-Jay mean?
Modern: doubled form of Jay, often from the initials J. J.
“Jay + Jay”
Is Jay-Jay a girl's or a boy's name?
Jay-Jay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jay-Jay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Jay-Jay, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jay-Jay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Jay-Jay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 25 | #921 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Jay-Jay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bobby, Joey, Sonny, Leo, Stanley, Jayden, Freddie, Noah, Harley, Jenson, Theo, Jaxon
Names related to Jay-Jay
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Jay-Jay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jay-jay, updated 20 October 2026.