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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 Jarrid with 1,199 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 43 are classified as boys' names and 7 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, 5 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 49,867 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 3,151–3,200 of 9,193

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Jarrid Boy 1,199
Jarriel Boy 68
Jarriet Boy 5
Jarrin Boy 407
Jarrion Boy 21
Jarris Boy 136
Jarrison Boy 5
Jarrit Boy 10
Jarritt Boy 5
Jarrius Boy 165
Jarrod Boy 25,286
Jarrod Girl 65
Jarrold Boy 23
Jarron Boy 1,517
Jarrot Boy 11
Jarrott Boy 5
Jarry Boy 144
Jarryd Boy 692
Jarryl Boy 5
Jarryn Boy 59
Jartavious Boy 74
Jartavis Boy 5
Jartavius Boy 12
Jaruis Boy 26
Jarule Boy 25
Jarus Boy 5
Jarvais Boy 5
Jarvaris Boy 56
Jarvas Boy 15
Jarvell Boy 29
Jarvez Boy 10
Jarvie Boy 7
Jarvin Boy 221
Jarvion Boy 16
Jarvis Boy 17,720
Jarvis Girl 123
Jarvius Boy 12
Jarvon Boy 60
Jarvous Boy 7
Jarvus Boy 11
Jary Boy 72
Jarya Girl 23
Jaryah Girl 159
Jaryan Boy 113
Jaryd Boy 760
Jaryel Boy 5
Jaryia Girl 24
Jaryiah Girl 98
Jaryl Boy 11
Jaryn Girl 335

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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.