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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 Jamari with 14,723 cumulative births and a current national rank of #561. Within the 50 names on this page, 37 are classified as boys' names and 13 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, 15 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 35,833 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 1,901–1,950 of 9,123

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Jamari Boy 14,723
Jamari Girl 877
Jamaria Girl 1,312
Jamaria Boy 42
Jamariae Boy 6
Jamariah Girl 320
Jamarian Boy 918
Jamarian Girl 6
Jamariana Girl 34
Jamarie Boy 638
Jamarie Girl 113
Jamariea Boy 6
Jamarien Boy 166
Jamarieon Boy 16
Jamarii Boy 215
Jamarii Girl 5
Jamarin Boy 10
Jamario Boy 1,438
Jamarion Boy 7,539
Jamariona Girl 31
Jamarious Boy 822
Jamaris Boy 391
Jamaris Girl 77
Jamariun Boy 5
Jamarius Boy 1,809
Jamariya Girl 143
Jamariyah Girl 88
Jamariyon Boy 56
Jamarkis Boy 66
Jamarkus Boy 611
Jamarl Boy 129
Jamarley Boy 12
Jamarlon Boy 54
Jamaro Boy 5
Jamarques Boy 90
Jamarquez Boy 33
Jamarquis Boy 127
Jamarqus Boy 31
Jamarr Boy 1,453
Jamarra Girl 30
Jamarre Boy 31
Jamarreon Boy 23
Jamarri Boy 667
Jamarria Girl 100
Jamarrian Boy 20
Jamarrie Boy 37
Jamarrio Boy 12
Jamarrion Boy 408
Jamarris Boy 5
Jamarrius Boy 83

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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.