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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 Jabarius with 7 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 40 are classified as boys' names and 10 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, 10 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 5,799 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 51–100 of 9,123

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Jabarius Boy 7
Jabarr Boy 11
Jabarri Boy 325
Jabarrie Boy 5
Jabary Boy 11
Jabbaar Boy 5
Jabbar Boy 746
Jabdiel Boy 48
Jabe Boy 242
Jabel Boy 25
Jabella Girl 7
Jaben Boy 69
Jaber Boy 143
Jabes Boy 202
Jabez Boy 1,117
Jabian Boy 10
Jabien Boy 8
Jabier Boy 336
Jabin Boy 621
Jabina Girl 7
Jabir Boy 376
Jabo Boy 11
Jaboa Girl 15
Jabob Boy 11
Jabon Boy 6
Jabora Girl 5
Jaboree Boy 12
Jabori Boy 175
Jaborie Boy 11
Jaboris Boy 28
Jabr Boy 6
Jabrae Boy 5
Jabrail Boy 12
Jabrandon Boy 5
Jabraun Boy 6
Jabrayah Girl 16
Jabrayden Boy 5
Jabraylen Boy 36
Jabraylin Boy 8
Jabraylon Boy 52
Jabre Boy 131
Jabre Girl 10
Jabrea Girl 310
Jabree Boy 341
Jabree Girl 70
Jabreel Boy 111
Jabreena Girl 9
Jabreia Girl 31
Jabrel Boy 5
Jabrell Boy 35

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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.