Boy name
The name Pay: origin, pronunciation & popularity
Pay is a masculine given name consisting of one syllable, Pay. Male bearers account for 100% of those recorded. The median birth year of recorded bearers falls in the 1970s, and readers may explore Paul and Pati as similar names for comparison.
About the name Pay
- Popularity
- #2,581
- 7 occurrences in our data sample
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- 100% of recorded bearers are male
- Syllables
- Pay
- 1 syllable · 3 letters
- Generation
- 1970s
- median birth year of recorded bearers (1972)
- Notable people
- 1
- Pay Burman
Names like Pay, with their meanings
How to pronounce Pay
| Syllables | 1 · 3 letters |
|---|---|
| IPA | /pai/ |
| Javanese script (Aksara Jawa) | ꦥꦲꦶ |
| Sundanese script (Aksara Sunda) | ᮕᮄ |
Is Pay a boy’s name?
Yes, Pay is used mostly as a boy’s name. In our data sample, 100% of bearers are male. See all boy names.
Pay ranks #2,581 among boy names in our data sample (7 of 168,435 occurrences). It is a sample, not national data.
Variants and similar names
Names that sound like Pay
Famous people named Pay
- Pay Burman · b. 1970
FAQ about the name Pay
Is Pay a boy’s name?
Yes, Pay is used mostly as a boy’s name. In our data sample, 100% of bearers are male.
How many syllables does Pay have?
Pay has 1 syllable (Pay) and 3 letters.
Which names are similar to Pay?
Similar-sounding names include Paul (small, modest), Patty (noble, of patrician descent), Pati (noble, of patrician descent) and Paku (nail, fastener).
How popular is the name Pay?
Pay ranks #2,581 among boy names in our data sample (7 of 168,435 occurrences). It is a sample, not national data.
Famous people named Pay?
Notable people named Pay include Pay Burman.
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