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Names: J

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9,193 names starting with "J"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with J

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 9,193 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 Jarnae with 16 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 39 are classified as boys' names and 11 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, 7 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 75,809 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 184 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 3,101–3,150 of 9,193

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Jarnae Girl 16
Jarnell Boy 51
Jaro Boy 5
Jarod Boy 11,799
Jarod Girl 5
Jarodd Boy 10
Jarol Boy 61
Jarold Boy 651
Jarom Boy 1,249
Jarome Boy 221
Jaromir Boy 6
Jaron Boy 11,228
Jaron Girl 48
Jaronda Girl 16
Jarone Boy 60
Jaronn Boy 10
Jaronte Boy 5
Jaroslav Boy 12
Jaroslaw Boy 17
Jarquavious Boy 73
Jarquavius Boy 11
Jarques Boy 24
Jarquez Boy 288
Jarquis Boy 79
Jarquise Boy 22
Jarrad Boy 1,897
Jarrah Girl 64
Jarrah Boy 10
Jarran Boy 5
Jarrard Boy 57
Jarratt Boy 25
Jarreau Boy 152
Jarred Boy 13,255
Jarred Girl 8
Jarrek Boy 5
Jarrel Boy 1,019
Jarrell Boy 4,223
Jarrell Girl 22
Jarrelle Boy 11
Jarren Boy 2,220
Jarren Girl 10
Jarret Boy 3,431
Jarreth Boy 50
Jarrett Boy 22,892
Jarrett Girl 78
Jarrette Boy 142
Jarriah Girl 5
Jarrian Boy 5
Jarrica Girl 35
Jarrick Boy 221

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2025 (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.