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Baby Names Starting With J

8,402 names begin with J. The most popular in 2025 are James, Jack, John, Julian and Joseph.

Browse J names by beginning, Ja to Jy

Most popular J names in 2025

Girls

Most popular J girl names in the U.S., 2025
Rank	Name	Babies
53	Josephine	4,126
82	Josie	3,021
95	Jade	2,658
100	Juniper	2,618
110	Juliette	2,460
131	Julia	2,172
150	June	1,978
206	Jasmine	1,481
221	Jane	1,380
256	Juliana	1,203
258	Journee	1,198
274	Juliet	1,136
285	Julieta	1,086
306	Joanna	997
371	Jordyn	826
393	Jocelyn	788
398	Julianna	779
411	Journey	757
419	Joy	747
470	Jaylani	654
517	Jream	578
520	Jovie	576
529	Jayla	569
537	Jazlyn	563
558	Jacqueline	541

Boys

Most popular J boy names in the U.S., 2025
Rank	Name	Babies
6	James	11,945
15	Jack	8,748
23	John	8,027
25	Julian	7,603
29	Joseph	7,303
36	Jackson	6,582
43	Jacob	6,152
54	Josiah	5,509
66	Joshua	4,773
70	Jayden	4,653
88	Jeremiah	3,840
89	Jonathan	3,822
95	Jose	3,678
114	Jace	3,083
115	Jaxon	3,073
128	Jonah	2,828
129	Jasper	2,804
131	Jordan	2,732
137	Jameson	2,609
155	Jude	2,384
156	Jaxson	2,365
159	Juan	2,318
165	Jason	2,224
167	Jayce	2,199
169	Jett	2,167

All J names by beginning

Other J names

Beginnings with fewer than 20 names: Jb, Jc, Jd, Jg, Jj, Jk, Jm, Jn, Jp, Jq, Jr, Js, Jt, Jv, Jw and Jz.

Name colours: Girl Boy Unisex

J names on the rise