Baby names starting with J

613 baby names that start with J, ranked by how many U.S. babies have been given each name since 1880.

Most popular

NameGenderOrigin2025 rankBabies since 1880
JamesBoyHebrew#6 (b)5,274,520
JohnBoyHebrew#23 (b)5,204,377
JosephBoyHebrew#29 (b)2,680,213
JenniferGirlCornish#586 (g)1,476,540
JoshuaBoyHebrew#66 (b)1,253,882
JasonBoyGreek#165 (b)1,057,058
JessicaGirlHebrew#665 (g)1,054,307
JacobBoyHebrew#43 (b)990,532
JeffreyBoyGermanic#552 (b)983,099
JonathanBoyHebrew#89 (b)874,440
JustinBoyLatin#233 (b)794,273
JackBoyEnglish#15 (b)759,677
JerryBoy—#907 (b)632,416
JoseBoySpanish#95 (b)596,732
JanetGirl——558,291
JordanUnisexHebrew#584 (g), #131 (b)536,795
JulieGirlFrench Julie#873 (g)512,777
JoyceGirlCeltic—512,232
JoanGirlFrench#987 (b)488,939
JeanGirlFrench—483,475
JuliaGirlLatin#131 (g)477,993
JoeBoy—#994 (b)464,574
JudithGirlHebrew#790 (g)455,955
JeremyBoyHebrew#292 (b)448,737
JesseBoyHebrew#184 (b)444,920

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Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025 (names given to 5+ babies per year).