Boy Names That Start With J

1,331 names with at least 100 people alive

James, John and Joseph are the boy names starting with J with the most people alive in the US: about 2,933,167 people are named James. Among boys born in 2025, the most popular name starting with J was James, given to 11,945 babies. Names that neither sex holds more than 80% of, such as Jordan, are on the gender-neutral names page.

Most Popular Boy Names Starting With J in 2025

Babies of that sex given each name in 2025, from Social Security records. Names given to boys and girls count here by the boys alone.

Top 20 in 2025

#	Name	Babies
1	James	11,945
2	Jack	8,748
3	John	8,027
4	Julian	7,603
5	Joseph	7,303
6	Jackson	6,582
7	Jacob	6,152
8	Josiah	5,509
9	Joshua	4,773
10	Jayden	4,653
11	Jeremiah	3,840
12	Jonathan	3,822
13	Jose	3,678
14	Jace	3,083
15	Jaxon	3,073
16	Jonah	2,828
17	Jasper	2,804
18	Jordan	2,732
19	Jameson	2,609
20	Jude	2,384

All Boy Names Starting With J

Ranked by people alive in the US today. A name counts as a boy name when more than 80% of the people alive with it are male; the peak year is when the most babies got it.

#	Name	People alive	Peak year
1	James	2,933,167	1947
2	John	2,737,543	1947
3	Joseph	1,681,563	1956
4	Joshua	1,196,609	1989
5	Jason	979,329	1977
6	Jacob	928,992	1998
7	Jeffrey	820,282	1962
8	Jonathan	816,854	1988
9	Justin	754,068	1988
10	Jose	517,557	2002
11	Jeremy	421,847	1977
12	Jack	419,138	1927
13	Jerry	367,285	1947
14	Jesse	333,013	1981
15	Juan	323,302	2005
16	Jackson	286,450	2013
17	Jayden	273,372	2009
18	Julian	240,920	2017
19	Joel	234,805	1985
20	Jesus	217,809	2004
21	Johnny	216,281	1947
22	Jeremiah	215,384	2010
23	Joe	197,582	1936
24	Jared	197,328	1998
25	Jeffery	193,295	1962
26	Jimmy	185,797	1947
27	Josiah	146,256	2017
28	Jay	139,785	1960
29	Jorge	132,051	2006
30	Jon	131,232	1964
31	Jake	114,757	2004
32	Jaxon	113,081	2016
33	Javier	102,425	2001
34	Johnathan	94,252	1990
35	Jaden	93,872	2007
36	Jerome	92,104	1954
37	Jace	91,244	2013
38	Jeff	89,917	1961
39	Jonah	83,504	2008
40	Jim	75,708	1959
41	Jaxson	68,111	2015
42	Jameson	62,302	2019
43	Jonathon	61,994	1990
44	Julio	57,062	1990
45	Josue	56,519	2007
46	Jude	55,489	2015
47	Jimmie	54,221	1934
48	Joey	53,955	1962
49	Jasper	50,129	2023
50	Jayce	46,701	2015
51	Julius	46,463	1918
52	Jaylen	45,397	2009
53	Jalen	41,798	2000
54	Jaiden	41,150	2008
55	Jermaine	40,523	1973
56	Judah	35,889	2021
57	Jayson	34,467	2004
58	Joaquin	32,926	2008
59	Jamal	32,051	1993
60	Jakob	31,323	2001
61	Jett	26,824	2024
62	Jax	25,107	2015
63	Jonas	24,810	2008
64	Johnathon	24,586	1990
65	Jase	23,794	2013
66	Jarrod	23,789	1980
67	Jamison	22,037	2017
68	Jarrett	21,534	1998
69	Jensen	20,040	2025
70	Jefferson	18,287	2009
71	Javon	17,954	2001
72	Junior	17,611	1927
73	Jerald	16,146	1942
74	Jamari	15,950	2008
75	Jamar	15,407	1989
76	Jarvis	15,346	1989
77	Jordon	14,862	1991
78	Johan	14,325	2016
79	Josh	14,262	1979
80	Jayceon	13,478	2014
81	Julien	13,254	2009
82	Jarred	12,691	1989
83	Jess	12,471	1915
84	Jeffry	12,273	1956
85	Jarod	11,299	1998
86	Jairo	11,237	2008
87	Jamel	11,083	1988
88	Jacoby	11,076	2008
89	Jaxton	10,950	2018
90	Jaron	10,921	2001
91	Jovan	10,697	1979
92	Jadon	10,620	2006
93	Joesph	10,424	1957
94	Jaquan	10,420	1999
95	Jaylon	10,270	2002
96	Jasiah	10,162	2022
97	Judson	9,541	2023
98	Jabari	9,540	2006
99	Jaziel	9,309	2025
100	Jamir	9,233	2023

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