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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 Joshelyn with 57 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, 8 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 1,256,662 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 7,951–8,000 of 9,123

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Joshelyn Girl 57
Joshep Boy 5
Josheph Boy 24
Josheua Boy 6
Joshewa Boy 10
Joshia Boy 172
Joshiah Boy 114
Joshie Girl 5
Joshika Girl 5
Joshir Boy 6
Joshitha Girl 12
Joshlin Boy 7
Joshlin Girl 23
Joshlyn Girl 1,289
Joshlyn Boy 5
Joshlynn Girl 695
Joshniel Boy 6
Joshoa Boy 97
Joshoua Boy 10
Joshton Boy 16
Joshu Boy 96
Joshua Boy 1,244,059
Joshua Girl 4,953
Joshuaa Boy 5
Joshuaaaron Boy 11
Joshuaalexander Boy 5
Joshuaanthony Boy 6
Joshuacaleb Boy 11
Joshuadaniel Boy 11
Joshuadavid Boy 57
Joshuah Boy 2,862
Joshuajames Boy 93
Joshuajay Boy 5
Joshuajohn Boy 5
Joshuajoseph Boy 5
Joshual Boy 146
Joshualee Boy 32
Joshuamichael Boy 54
Joshuan Boy 270
Joshuapaul Boy 12
Joshuar Boy 5
Joshuaray Boy 5
Joshuarobert Boy 5
Joshuaryan Boy 17
Joshue Boy 1,113
Joshuea Boy 16
Joshuel Boy 30
Joshuia Boy 33
Joshula Boy 5
Joshus Boy 171

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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.