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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

#924

brave, fearless

boyAfrican

Jace

#114

healer; the Lord is salvation

boyGreek

Jack

#15

God is gracious

boyEnglish

Jackson

#36

son of Jack; son of God's grace

boyEnglish

Jacob

#43

supplanter; one who follows at the heel

boyHebrew

Jade

#95

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

#868

beauty, grace, handsome

boyArabic

James

#6

supplanter

boyHebrew

Jaromir

fierce and peaceful

boySlavic

Jasmin

gift from God, jasmine flower

girlPersian

Jasmine

#206

jasmine flower

girlEnglish

Jasper

#129

treasurer, bringer of treasure

boyPersian

Jax

#342

God has been gracious; son of Jack

boyEnglish

Jaxon

#115

son of Jack; God has been gracious

boyEnglish

Jaya

victory, triumph

girlHindi

Jayden

#70

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

#902

pretty, beautiful

girlFrench

Joost

just, righteous

boyDutch

Jordan

#131

to flow down; descend

unisexHebrew

Jorien

Dutch form of Joris; farmer; earth worker

unisexDutch

Joseph

#29

God will add; God will increase

boyHebrew

Josephine

#53

God will increase

girlFrench

Josiah

#54

God supports and heals

boyHebrew

Josie

#82

God will add; diminutive of Josephine

girlHebrew

Joy

#419

great happiness and delight

girlLatin

Julia

#131

youthful; of the gens Julia

girlLatin

Julian

#25

youthful; downy-bearded

boyLatin

Juliana

#256

youthful, downy-bearded

girlLatin

Juliet

#274

youthful; small Julia

girlFrench

Julius

#424

youthful; of the Julian family

boyLatin

Jun

handsome, talented, ruler

boyChinese

Juniper

#100

juniper tree, evergreen

girlLatin

Juno

queen of heaven; vital force

girlLatin

Justice

#898

fairness, righteousness, and moral equity

unisexLatin

Justus

just, righteous

boyLatin

Jyoti

light, flame, divine radiance

girlSanskrit
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