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baby names starting with J

Explore 52 baby names beginning with J. Each includes meaning, origin, pronunciation, and popularity data from the SSA.

Jaap

supplanter

boyDutch

Jabari

#478

brave, fearless

boyAfrican

Jace

#83

healer; the Lord is salvation

boyGreek

Jack

#27

God is gracious

boyEnglish

Jackson

#4

son of Jack; son of God's grace

boyEnglish

Jacob

#11

supplanter; one who follows at the heel

boyHebrew

Jade

#111

precious green gemstone; stone of the side

girlSpanish

Jae-won

talent and origin, or respect and garden

boyKorean

Jael

mountain goat, to ascend

girlHebrew

Jahan

world, universe

unisexPersian

Jakub

supplanter, held by the heel

boyPolish

Jamal

beauty, grace, handsome

boyArabic

James

#4

supplanter

boyHebrew

Jaromir

fierce and peaceful

boySlavic

Jasmin

#424

gift from God, jasmine flower

girlPersian

Jasmine

#138

jasmine flower

girlEnglish

Jasper

#95

treasurer, bringer of treasure

boyPersian

Jax

#99

God has been gracious; son of Jack

boyEnglish

Jaxon

#40

son of Jack; God has been gracious

boyEnglish

Jaya

victory, triumph

girlHindi

Jayden

#42

God has heard; thankful

boyHebrew

Jelani

mighty, powerful

boyAfrican

Jemima

dove

girlEnglish

Jet

black gemstone; hard black lignite

unisexEnglish

Ji-hoon

wise and meritorious

boyKorean

Ji-soo

wisdom and excellence

unisexKorean

Ji-woo

wisdom and rain, or wisdom and space

unisexKorean

Jian

strong, healthy, establish, sword

boyChinese

Jin

gold, tenderness, truth

unisexKorean

Jing

crystal, essence, quiet

unisexChinese

Joaquim

God will establish

boyPortuguese

John

#23

God is gracious

boyHebrew

Jolie

#331

pretty, beautiful

girlFrench

Joost

just, righteous

boyDutch

Jordan

#79

to flow down; descend

unisexHebrew

Jorien

Dutch form of Joris; farmer; earth worker

unisexDutch

Joseph

#18

God will add; God will increase

boyHebrew

Josephine

#52

God will increase

girlFrench

Josiah

#48

God supports and heals

boyHebrew

Josie

#152

God will add; diminutive of Josephine

girlHebrew

Joy

#223

great happiness and delight

girlLatin

Julia

#81

youthful; of the gens Julia

girlLatin

Julian

#33

youthful; downy-bearded

boyLatin

Juliana

#225

youthful, downy-bearded

girlLatin

Juliet

#155

youthful; small Julia

girlFrench

Julius

#264

youthful; of the Julian family

boyLatin

Jun

handsome, talented, ruler

boyChinese

Juniper

#86

juniper tree, evergreen

girlLatin

Juno

#651

queen of heaven; vital force

girlLatin

Justice

#336

fairness, righteousness, and moral equity

unisexLatin

Justus

just, righteous

boyLatin

Jyoti

light, flame, divine radiance

girlSanskrit
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