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Names: J

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9,123 names starting with "J"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with J

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 9,123 distinct names beginning with the letter J, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Jaevier with 5 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 42 are classified as boys' names and 8 as girls' names in SSA records — reflecting the overall letter-level split for {letter}. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data — rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 16 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender — making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 16,527 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with J reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 — across all letter-J names, there are 183 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 751–800 of 9,123

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Jaevier Boy 5
Jaevin Boy 132
Jaevion Boy 440
Jaevon Boy 512
Jaevyn Boy 57
Jaewon Boy 47
Jaewoo Boy 5
Jaeya Girl 28
Jaeyla Girl 18
Jaeyon Boy 5
Jafar Boy 659
Jafari Boy 217
Jafer Boy 10
Jafet Boy 1,396
Jafeth Boy 245
Jaffar Boy 31
Jaffer Boy 46
Jaffet Boy 26
Jafus Boy 14
Jag Boy 155
Jagan Boy 25
Jagar Boy 67
Jagdeep Boy 44
Jagen Boy 21
Jager Boy 601
Jaggar Boy 231
Jagger Boy 7,967
Jagger Girl 210
Jaggyr Boy 5
Jagjit Boy 21
Jagjot Boy 6
Jagmeet Boy 10
Jago Boy 122
Jagr Boy 25
Jagraj Boy 10
Jagroop Boy 6
Jaguar Boy 68
Jagur Boy 40
Jah Boy 430
Jahaad Boy 206
Jahaan Girl 5
Jahaan Boy 233
Jahad Boy 416
Jahai Boy 11
Jahaida Girl 28
Jahair Boy 52
Jahaira Girl 1,508
Jahaire Boy 101
Jahairy Girl 5
Jahala Girl 5

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology — names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.

Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details.