Boy names starting with J

273 boy 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
JoshuaBoyHebrew#66 (b)1,253,882
JasonBoyGreek#165 (b)1,057,058
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
JoeBoy—#994 (b)464,574
JeremyBoyHebrew#292 (b)448,737
JesseBoyHebrew#184 (b)444,920
JuanBoyManx or Spanish#159 (b)368,366
JohnnyBoy—#458 (b)321,696
JacksonBoySurname#36 (b)297,998
JimmyBoy—#847 (b)290,955
JoelBoyHebrew#219 (b)282,250
JaydenBoy—#70 (b)276,060
JulianBoyLatin Iulianus#25 (b)268,291
JesusBoySpanish in Spanish culture#173 (b)246,966
JefferyBoyGermanic—231,818
JeremiahBoyHebrew#88 (b)226,373

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