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Names starting with J

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with J in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #53JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”4,126 babies
  2. #82JosieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #250 in 2015, #82 in 20253,021 babies
  3. #95JadeEditor’s note Up from #126 in 2015 to #95 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 600 US girls in the 2025 records2,658 babies
  4. #100JuniperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #427 in 2015, #100 in 20252,618 babies
  5. #110JulietteEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #227 in 2015, #110 in 20252,460 babies
  6. #131JuliaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2001, with 8,838 babies; 2,172 in 20252,172 babies
  7. #150JuneFrom the word “name”1,978 babies
  8. #206JasmineEditor’s note Down from #110 in 2015 to #206 in 2025 in the US1,481 babies
  9. #221Jane“God is gracious”1,380 babies
  10. #256JulianaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #256 vs #1,892 in 20251,203 babies
  11. #258JourneeEditor’s note 1,198 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales1,198 babies
  12. #274JulietEditor’s note Down from #240 in 2015 to #274 in 2025 in the US1,136 babies
  13. #285JulietaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #805 in 2015, #285 in 20251,086 babies
  14. #306Joanna“God is gracious”997 babies
  15. #371JordynEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #136 in 2015, #371 in 2025826 babies
  16. #393Jocelyn“a Geat, a Goth”788 babies
  17. #398JuliannaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #190 in 2015, #398 in 2025779 babies
  18. #411JourneyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #411 vs #3,333 in 2025757 babies
  19. #419JoyFrom the word “joy”747 babies
  20. #470JaylaniEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,823 in 2015, #470 in 2025654 babies
  21. #517JreamEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #8,447 in 2015, #517 in 2025578 babies
  22. #520JovieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,239 in 2015, #520 in 2025576 babies
  23. #529JaylaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #238 in 2015, #529 in 2025569 babies
  24. #537JazlynEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #537 vs #2,605 in 2025563 babies
  25. #558JacquelineEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #258 in 2015, #558 in 2025541 babies
  26. #578JimenaEditor’s note 515 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales515 babies
  27. #584JordanEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #262 in 2015, #584 in 2025503 babies
  28. #586JenniferEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1972, with 63,600 babies; 501 in 2025501 babies
  29. #665Jessicapossibly “Iscah in Genesis 11:29, Jescha in the Wycliffe…424 babies
  30. #666JoleneEditor’s note Up from #734 in 2015 to #666 in 2025 in the US423 babies
  31. #679JennaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 6,436 babies; 418 in 2025418 babies
  32. #710JazminEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 2,240 babies; 395 in 2025395 babies
  33. #783JaniyahEditor’s note Down from #538 in 2015 to #783 in 2025 in the US346 babies
  34. #785JourniEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #785 vs #5,927 in 2025345 babies
  35. #788Judith“woman from Judea, Jewess”344 babies
  36. #799JanelleEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1979, with 1,416 babies; 340 in 2025340 babies
  37. #816JenesisEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #816 vs #4,867 in 2025334 babies
  38. #819JuliettaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,685 in 2015, #819 in 2025332 babies
  39. #823JessieDiminutive of Jessica, possibly meaning “Iscah in Genesis 11:29…330 babies
  40. #838JaliyahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #838 vs #5,927 in 2025324 babies
  41. #857JamieEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1977, with 12,895 babies; 316 in 2025316 babies
  42. #862JemmaVariant of Gemma, meaning “jewel”313 babies
  43. #869Johanna“God is gracious”309 babies
  44. #872JulieEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1958, with 18,215 babies; 308 in 2025308 babies
  45. #972JiannaEditor’s note Up from #1,770 in 2015 to #972 in 2025 in the US262 babies
  46. #992JazmineEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #446 in 2015, #992 in 2025255 babies
  47. #995JaslynEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1977, with 16 babies254 babies
  48. #1,008JoelleEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,008 vs #2,440 in 2025248 babies
  49. #1,029JolieEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ie like Ellie and Sadie243 babies
  50. #1,034JoviEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,471 in 2015, #1,034 in 2025241 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #6James“May He Heel”11,945 babies
  2. #15JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”8,748 babies
  3. #23Johnpossibly “God is gracious”8,027 babies
  4. #25Julian“Roman personal name”7,603 babies
  5. #29Joseph“(God) shall add”7,303 babies
  6. #36JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records6,582 babies
  7. #43Jacob“May He Heel”6,152 babies
  8. #54JosiahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #54 vs #226 in 20255,509 babies
  9. #66Joshua“to save”4,773 babies
  10. #70JaydenEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #20 in 2015, #70 in 20254,653 babies
  11. #88Jeremiah“Yahweh exalt”3,840 babies
  12. #89Jonathan“God has given”3,822 babies
  13. #95JoseSame root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”3,678 babies
  14. #114JaceDiminutive of Jason, meaning “I heal”3,083 babies
  15. #115JaxonEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #115 in 20253,073 babies
  16. #128Jonah“dove”2,828 babies
  17. #129JasperEditor’s note Up from #214 in 2015 to #129 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 610 US boys in the 2025 records2,804 babies
  18. #131JordanEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #59 in 2015, #131 in 20252,732 babies
  19. #137JamesonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #137 vs #1,093 in 20252,609 babies
  20. #155Judepossibly “praised”2,384 babies
  21. #156JaxsonEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1991, with 13 babies2,365 babies
  22. #159JuanSpanish, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”2,318 babies
  23. #165Jason“I heal”2,224 babies
  24. #167JayceEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #167 vs #822 in 20252,199 babies
  25. #169JettEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #169 vs #452 in 20252,167 babies
  26. #173JesusEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2004, with 6,472 babies; 2,078 in 20252,078 babies
  27. #178JudahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #178 vs #404 in 20252,050 babies
  28. #184JesseEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1981, with 10,443 babies; 2,002 in 20252,002 babies
  29. #198JazielEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #934 in 2015, #198 in 20251,780 babies
  30. #219JoelEditor’s note Down from #158 in 2015 to #219 in 2025 in the US1,633 babies
  31. #233Justin“just”1,512 babies
  32. #274JavierSpanish, from Basque Xabier, meaning “the new house”1,252 babies
  33. #282JensenEditor’s note Up from #395 in 2015 to #282 in 2025 in the US1,207 babies
  34. #292JeremyForm of Jeremiah, meaning “Yahweh exalt”1,152 babies
  35. #322JorgeSame root as George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”1,069 babies
  36. #330JosueSpanish and Portuguese form of Joshua, meaning “to save”1,026 babies
  37. #342JaxEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 5 babies961 babies
  38. #355JoaquinSpanish form of Joachim, meaning “may Yahweh raise up”925 babies
  39. #361JaylenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #361 vs #745 in 2025907 babies
  40. #392Jay“victory”809 babies
  41. #396JaredEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #396 vs #1,705 in 2025804 babies
  42. #421JadenEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #201 in 2015, #421 in 2025768 babies
  43. #424JuliusEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #424 vs #976 in 2025759 babies
  44. #439JasaiEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,085 in 2015, #439 in 2025719 babies
  45. #442JalenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #442 vs #1,798 in 2025711 babies
  46. #457JakeForm of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”682 babies
  47. #457JohnnyDiminutive of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”682 babies
  48. #498JasiahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #498 vs #2,440 in 2025607 babies
  49. #508JohnathanVariant of Jonathan, meaning “God has given”594 babies
  50. #552JeffreyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #552 vs #1,705 in 2025544 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #102JasmineEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #48 in 2015, #102 in 2025455 babies
  2. #139Jessicapossibly “Iscah in Genesis 11:29, Jescha in the Wycliffe…360 babies
  3. #244JuliaEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2010, with 796 babies; 190 in 2025190 babies
  4. #250JosieEditor’s note Up from #310 in 2015 to #250 in 2025 in England & Wales186 babies
  5. #250JuniperEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,139 in 2015, #250 in 2025186 babies
  6. #256JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”182 babies
  7. #268JannatEditor’s note Up from #473 in 2015 to #268 in 2025 in England & Wales171 babies
  8. #381JoniDiminutive of Joan, meaning “God is gracious”111 babies
  9. #400JunoEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #400 vs #1,250 in 2025104 babies
  10. #403JessieDiminutive of Jessica, possibly meaning “Iscah in Genesis 11:29…101 babies
  11. #444Jemima“dove”90 babies
  12. #473JannahEditor’s note Up from #696 in 2015 to #473 in 2025 in England & Wales84 babies
  13. #514Joanna“God is gracious”78 babies
  14. #542JoyFrom the word “joy”73 babies
  15. #630JulietteEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #110 vs #630 in 202562 babies
  16. #642JanelleEditor’s note Up from #1,057 in 2015 to #642 in 2025 in England & Wales60 babies
  17. #650JenniferEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #224 in 2015, #650 in 202559 babies
  18. #650JindEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 59 in 202559 babies
  19. #661JulietEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #274 vs #661 in 202557 babies
  20. #684Jana“God is gracious”54 babies
  21. #696JiyaEditor’s note Up from #891 in 2015 to #696 in 2025 in England & Wales53 babies
  22. #696JuneFrom the word “name”53 babies
  23. #747JadeEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #95 vs #747 in 202549 babies
  24. #951JoanieDiminutive of Joan, meaning “God is gracious”37 babies
  25. #973JaylaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,945 in 2015, #973 in 202536 babies
  26. #1,028JovieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,945 in 2015, #1,028 in 202533 babies
  27. #1,079JorgieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,079 vs #9,457 in 202531 babies
  28. #1,110Jane“God is gracious”30 babies
  29. #1,133JennaEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1997, with 315 babies; 29 in 202529 babies
  30. #1,133JuniEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ni like Joni and Leni29 babies
  31. #1,315JemimahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,315 vs #6,325 in 202524 babies
  32. #1,362JaniyahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #5,730 in 2015, #1,362 in 202523 babies
  33. #1,362JasleenEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,362 vs #4,546 in 202523 babies
  34. #1,362Judith“woman from Judea, Jewess”23 babies
  35. #1,407JasminEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #478 in 2015, #1,407 in 202522 babies
  36. #1,407Joyce“lord”22 babies
  37. #1,454JapjiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,454 vs #8,362 in 202521 babies
  38. #1,512JasminaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,512 vs #7,133 in 202520 babies
  39. #1,512JaydaEditor’s note About 1 in 13,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records20 babies
  40. #1,512JishaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,512 vs #6,546 in 202520 babies
  41. #1,512JolieEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ie like Elsie and Rosie20 babies
  42. #1,584Jaya“victory”19 babies
  43. #1,639JannatulEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #7,133 in 202518 babies
  44. #1,639JazmineEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #794 in 2015, #1,639 in 202518 babies
  45. #1,639JeanieDiminutive of Jean, meaning “God is gracious”18 babies
  46. #1,639JiaEditor’s note About 1 in 14,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records18 babies
  47. #1,639JulieEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ie like Elsie and Rosie18 babies
  48. #1,719JamieEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 220 babies; 17 in 202517 babies
  49. #1,719Joanne“God is gracious”17 babies
  50. #1,719Johanna“God is gracious”17 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #14Judepossibly “praised”2,153 babies
  2. #24JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”1,595 babies
  3. #41Jacob“May He Heel”1,258 babies
  4. #42James“May He Heel”1,211 babies
  5. #51JesseEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #110 in 2015, #51 in 2025980 babies
  6. #53Joshua“to save”938 babies
  7. #59Joseph“(God) shall add”811 babies
  8. #63JasperEditor’s note Up from #104 in 2015 to #63 in 2025 in England & Wales802 babies
  9. #88JaxonEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #80 in 2015 and #88 in 2025605 babies
  10. #124JaydenEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #49 in 2015, #124 in 2025406 babies
  11. #138JacksonEditor’s note Down from #82 in 2015 to #138 in 2025 in England & Wales372 babies
  12. #140JensonEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #140 vs #1,347 in 2025371 babies
  13. #145JaxEditor’s note Up from #217 in 2015 to #145 in 2025 in England & Wales366 babies
  14. #147Jonah“dove”363 babies
  15. #163Joey“name”324 babies
  16. #174Johnpossibly “God is gracious”296 babies
  17. #187Jason“I heal”270 babies
  18. #220JaxsonEditor’s note Down from #198 in 2015 to #220 in 2025 in England & Wales226 babies
  19. #223JoelEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #109 in 2015, #223 in 2025223 babies
  20. #226JosiahEditor’s note Up from #275 in 2015 to #226 in 2025 in England & Wales220 babies
  21. #235JakeForm of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”213 babies
  22. #245JamieEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #91 in 2015, #245 in 2025195 babies
  23. #248JordanEditor’s note Down from #200 in 2015 to #248 in 2025 in England & Wales189 babies
  24. #267JensenEditor’s note Down from #191 in 2015 to #267 in 2025 in England & Wales170 babies
  25. #296Jonathan“God has given”153 babies
  26. #314Jeremiah“Yahweh exalt”141 babies
  27. #314Julian“Roman personal name”141 babies
  28. #338JaceDiminutive of Jason, meaning “I heal”126 babies
  29. #404JudahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #178 vs #404 in 2025100 babies
  30. #427JimmyEditor’s note Down from #329 in 2015 to #427 in 2025 in England & Wales93 babies
  31. #438JohnnyDiminutive of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”89 babies
  32. #444JacEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #444 vs #5,861 in 202587 babies
  33. #452JettEditor’s note Up from #671 in 2015 to #452 in 2025 in England & Wales85 babies
  34. #497JuniorFrom the word “junior”77 babies
  35. #549JaxxEditor’s note Up from #1,095 in 2015 to #549 in 2025 in England & Wales. Short and simple: 4 letters71 babies
  36. #556JeremyForm of Jeremiah, meaning “Yahweh exalt”70 babies
  37. #573JadenEditor’s note Down from #423 in 2015 to #573 in 2025 in England & Wales68 babies
  38. #573JakubPolish and Czech, meaning “he will/shall heel”68 babies
  39. #627Jamal“beauty”59 babies
  40. #627JidennaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #627 vs #3,089 in 202559 babies
  41. #639JagoSame root as Iago, meaning “he will/shall heel”57 babies
  42. #639JanSame root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”57 babies
  43. #650Jay“victory”56 babies
  44. #687JoeEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #206 in 2015, #687 in 202552 babies
  45. #716Jonas“dove”49 babies
  46. #735JacquesEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #735 vs #1,932 in 202547 babies
  47. #735JujharEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,902 in 2015, #735 in 202547 babies
  48. #735Justin“just”47 babies
  49. #745JadonEditor’s note Up from #1,279 in 2015 to #745 in 2025 in England & Wales46 babies
  50. #745JaylenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #361 vs #745 in 202546 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).