Boy Names that Start With J – your guide to choosing a great J name for your baby boy (with meaning and origin)
Choosing the perfect name for your new baby can be hard! It’s a big responsibility and it will stick with them their entire lives. But there are lots of great “J” beginning names to choose from that we think you’ll love, like Jason or James!
Jabari – African – meaning Brave, Fearless
Jabin – Hebrew – meaning God has built
Jack – English – meaning God is gracious
Jackson – Scottish – meaning God is gracious
Jacob – Hebrew – meaning Supplanter
Jacques – French – meaning Supplanter
Jae – English – meaning Healer
Jael – Hebrew – meaning Mountain goat
Jagger – English – meaning A teamster
Jahmal – Arabic – meaning Handsome
Jai – English – meaning Healer
Jaime – Scottish – meaning Supplanter
Jairo – Spanish – meaning Jehovah enlightens
Jairus – Hebrew – meaning Jehovah enlightens
Jake – English – meaning Supplanter
Jamal – Arabic – meaning Handsome
James – English – meaning Replace
Jameson – English – meaning Supplanter
Jamie – Hebrew – meaning Supplanter
Jamieson – Scottish – meaning Supplanter
Jamon – Hebrew – meaning Right hand of favor, A Biblical name
Janos – Hebrew – meaning Gift from God
Jansen – German – meaning God is merciful
Jaques – Hebrew – meaning Supplanter
Jaran – English – meaning To cry out, Singing
Jared – Hebrew – meaning Ruler
Jarvis – English – meaning Spearman
Jason – Greek – meaning Healer
Jaspar – Arabic – meaning Treasurer
Javier – French – meaning Born in January
Jax – Spanish – meaning Hyacinth flower
Jaxon – English – meaning God is gracious
Jay – English – meaning Healer
Jaydon – Hebrew – meaning Jehovah has heard
Jean – French – meaning God is gracious
Jeb – Hebrew – meaning Held by the heel
Jed – Arabic – meaning The hand
Jediah – Hebrew – meaning Jehovah knows
Jeff – Teutonic – meaning God’s peace
Jefferson – English – meaning Son of Geoffrey
Jeffery – English – meaning Peaceful
Jem – Hebrew – meaning Supplanter
Jens – Hebrew – meaning Gift from God
Jeramy – English – meaning Exalted of the Lord
Jeran – English – meaning To cry out, Singing
Jeremiah – Hebrew – meaning Exalted of the Lord
Jeremy – English – meaning Exalted of the Lord
Jerett – English – meaning Spear strong
Jericho – Hebrew – meaning City of the moon
Jermain – French – meaning From Germany, Bud
Jerry – Teutonic – meaning Rules by the spear
Jesse – English – meaning Jehovah exists
Jethro – Hebrew – meaning Overflowing, Abundance
Jim – English – meaning Supplanter
Joaquin – Spanish – meaning Jehovah has established
Job – Hebrew – meaning Persecuted
Jock – Scottish – meaning God is gracious
Joe – English – meaning God wiIl multiply
Joey – Hebrew – meaning God wiIl multiply
Johan – German – meaning Gracious, Merciful, God is gracious
Johannes – German – meaning Gracious, Merciful, God is gracious
John – English – meaning God is merciful
Johnathan – Hebrew – meaning Jehovah has given
John-paul – French – meaning God is merciful
Johnson – French – meaning God is merciful
Johnston – Scottish – meaning From John’s farm
Jonah – Hebrew – meaning Dove
Jonas – Spanish – meaning Dove
Jonny – Hebrew – meaning God is merciful
Jordan – Hebrew – meaning To descend, To flow
Jorge – Spanish – meaning Farmer
Jose – Spanish – meaning May God give increase
Joseph – Hebrew – meaning God wiIl multiply
Joshua – Hebrew – meaning God is salvation
Josiah – Hebrew – meaning Jehovah has healed
Jotham – Hebrew – meaning May Jehovah complete. A king of Judah during a time of military strife.
Judas – Hebrew – meaning Praised
Judd – Hebrew – meaning Praised
Jude – Hebrew – meaning Praised
Jules – French – meaning Youthful
Julian – English – meaning Youthful
Julio – Spanish – meaning Youth
Julius – Latin – meaning Youthful
Justin – Irish – meaning Just, True, Upright
