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J

52 names

Names starting
with J.

17 girls · 28 boys

J is a consonant whose pronunciation varies widely by language — English "j", Spanish "h", German "y". Our database lists 52 given names that begin with it — 17 for girls and 28 for boys.

At the top of each list, Janet (#2027 in 2023) leads the girls while James (#4) leads the boys.

The most-used J names on this page draw from Scottish, French, Latin traditions, which is roughly the cultural footprint you'd expect from U.S. naming patterns.

J skews masculine in our data: there are about 1.6× more boy names starting with J than girl names.

Girl names

Starting with J.

Girl ·Scottish

Originally a Scottish diminutive of Jane (from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious')

French form of Julia, feminine of Julius — from the Latin Iulius, an ancient Roman family name traditionally explained as 'youthful' or 'descended from Jupiter'

Feminine of Julius, the Roman gens name traditionally traced to Iulus, mythical son of Aeneas

A 20th-century English elaboration of Jane (from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious') with the Latin-style suffix -ice

A short form of Judith, from Hebrew Yehudit meaning 'woman of Judea' or 'Jewish woman'

The English feminine of John, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), "God is gracious

God will increase

From Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), the fragrant climbing flower, reaching English through Arabic and French

A short form of Jillian (English form of Juliana, feminine of Julian — from the Roman family name Iulius)

From the month, in turn named for the Roman goddess Juno — queen of the gods and patroness of marriage

A short form of Joanne, Josephine, or any Jo- name — ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan ('God is gracious') or Yosef ('he will add')

French diminutive of Jeanne (French form of Jane), ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'

A short form of Joanna, from Greek Iōanna — feminine of John (Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious')

A 19th-century English diminutive of Jane (from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious') or of Jennifer (from Welsh Gwenhwyfar, 'white and smooth')

Girl ·Germanic

From a Norman-French form of the Germanic name Gauzlin, possibly meaning 'belonging to the Gauts' (a Germanic tribe)

From Spanish piedra de la ijada, "stone of the flank" — the gemstone was believed to soothe kidney pain

An English form of Italian Giulietta, the diminutive of Giulia (Latin Iulia)

Boy names

Starting with J.

Supplanter; one who follows

Yahweh is salvation

From Ἰάσων (Iasōn), tied to ἰάομαι, "to heal

Supplanter; one who follows

From Hebrew Yehonatan, meaning 'Yahweh has given'

From Latin Justinus, from justus, "fair, righteous

God is gracious

A short form of Jerome (Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name') or of Gerald (Germanic 'rule of the spear')

Spanish form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef meaning 'he will add' or 'God will increase'

A short form of Joseph (Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add'), used independently for centuries

The medieval English form of Jeremiah, from יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu), "Yahweh will raise up

Spanish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'

A diminutive of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'

A diminutive of James, from Hebrew Yaakov meaning 'supplanter' — the biblical patriarch who held his twin Esau's heel at birth

A modern American name that took off in the early 2000s — probably a respelling/blend of Jaden and the Hebrew Jadon (meaning 'he will judge' or 'thankful')

Youthful; from the Roman family name Julius

A spelling variant of Jeffrey, ultimately from Norman-French Geoffroi — from Germanic elements meaning 'peace' (frid) and possibly 'district', 'traveler', or 'pledge'

Yahweh will exalt

From Hebrew Yered meaning 'descent' — the name of an antediluvian patriarch in the Book of Genesis (Genesis 5:15), said to have lived 962 years

Either from the English bird name (the loud, blue-feathered Eurasian jay, ultimately from Latin gaius) or as a short form of any J-name — James, Jacob, Joseph, Jason

A short form of Jonathan (Hebrew 'Yahweh has given') or simply a variant spelling of John (Hebrew 'God is gracious')

Boy ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Hieronymos — hieros ('sacred, holy') + onoma ('name'); 'sacred name'

A short form of James, ultimately from Hebrew Yaakov ('Jacob') meaning 'supplanter' or 'one who follows'

From Hebrew Yoshiyahu meaning 'Yahweh supports' or 'Yahweh heals'

Spanish and Portuguese form of George, from Greek geōrgos meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker' — geō ('earth') + ergon ('work')

Modern American spelling of Jackson, a surname meaning 'son of Jack'

Jamal جَمَال

"Beauty, elegance, grace