Baby boy names beginning with J – with origins and meanings
On the hunt for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 9th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some joyous suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
Here's our round-up of some great newborn baby names beginning with J along with their origin and meaning to help you decide whether your son could be a Jace, Jamal or Justin
1. Jabari
- Origin: Ancient Egyptian
- Meaning: famous, brave
2. Jabez
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: unknown
3. Jace
- Origin: Modern American
- Meaning: unknown
4. Jack
- Origin: English
- Meaning: God is gracious; derived from John
- Also: John, Jackie, Jacky
5. Jackson
- Origin: English
- Meaning: son of Jack; a surname used as a first name
6. Jacob
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: supplanter
- Also: Jake
7. Jacoby
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: son of Jacob
8. Jacques
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: supplanter, someone taking the place of another through force, scheming, or strategy; the French form of Jack or James
9. Jaden
- Origin: Unknown
- Meaning: God has heard
- Also: Jaiden, Jayden
10. Jagger
- Origin: English
- Meaning: peddler
11. Jalal
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: greatness
- Also: Jalil, Galal, Galil
12. Jamal
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: beautiful’
- Also: Jaimal, Jamil, Jamel
13. Jamar
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: handsome
14. James
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: supplanter
- Also: Jim, Jimmy, Jamie, Seamus (Irish form), Seamas (Irish form)
15. Jan
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: God is gracious
- Also: John
16. Jared
- Origin: Arabic, Hebrew
- Meaning: descent; commanding
- Also: Jarred, Jarod, Jarrod
17. Jaroslav
- Origin: Czech
- Meaning: Glory of spring
18. Jarvis
- Origin: English
- Meaning: spear; version of Gervais; a surname used as a first name
- Also: Jervis
19. Jason
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: The Lord saves
- Mythology, the Greek hero who won the Golden Fleece
20. Jasper
- Origin: Persian
- Meaning: treasurer
- Also: Caspar
21. Javier
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: castle; new house; reddish, semi-precious stone
- Also: Xavier
22. Jaxon
- Origin: Anglo-American
- Meaning: God is gracious
- Also: Jax
23. Jaxxon
- Origin: Amercan
- Meaning: son Of Jack
24. Jay
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: victory; a short form of many names beginning with J
25. Jaylen
- Origin: American
- Meaning: thankful
26. Jedidiah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: friend of the Lord
- Also: Jed
27. Jefferson
- Origin: Middle English
- Meaning: son of Jeffrey
28. Jeffrey
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: peace
- Also: Geoffrey, Jeff.
29. Jensen
- Origin: Danish
- Meaning: son of Jens
30. Jeremy
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: may Jehovah raise up; the name is a form of Jeremiah
- Also: Jerry
31. Jerome
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: holy name
- Also: Jerry
32. Jerry
- Origin: English
- Meaning: spear warrior
- Also: Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jerome
33. Jesse
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: God lives
- Also: Jess, Jake
34. Jeshan
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: clever; clear
35. Jesus
- Origin: Hebrew, from the names Yehoshua, or Joshua
- Meaning: in the bible, the son of Mary and the Messiah, the son of God.
36. Jethro
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: excellence
37. Jett
- Origin: Possibly English
- Meaning: jet black stone
38. Jevante
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: son of Jeptheh
39. Jibben
- Origin: Romany
- Meaning: life
40. Jim/Jimmy
- Origin: English
- Meaning: supplanter
- Also: James
41. Jiro
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: second son
42. Joab
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Jehovah is a father
43. Joachim
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: may Jehovah exalt
44. Job
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: persecuted
45. Jocelyn
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: possibly, little Goth
- Also: Jos, Joss
46. Jock
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: short form of John, often used as a nickname for a Scotsman
47. Joel
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Jehovah is God
48. John
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Jehovah is gracious: first used in the Latin form Johannes;
- Also: Jack, Jackie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jan, Jock; Ian (Gaelic form), Iain (Gaelic form), Evan (Welsh form), Eoin, Sean, Shaun, Shawn (Irish forms) Shane (Irish form), Ivan (Russian form)
49. Jonah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: dove
- Also: Jonas
50. Jonathan
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Jehovah has given
- Also: Jonathon, Jon
51. Jordan
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: to go down, relating to the Jordan River flowing into the Dead Sea; also used as a girl’s name
52. Jose
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: Spanish form of Joseph
- Also: Joseph, Pepe
53. Joseph
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Jehovah added
- Also: Joe, Joeh, Jo, Jos, Jose (Spanish form)
54. Joshua
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: God is generous
- Also: Josh
55. Josiah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: may Jehovah heal
- Alos: Josias
56. Jotham
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: ‘God is perfect’
57. Joyce
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: lord; also used as a girl’s name
58. Jude
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: praised
59. Julian
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: derived from the Roman family name Julius
- Also: Jolyon, Julyan, Jules; Julien (French form)
60. Junayd
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: warrior
61. Jupiter
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Roman god of the sky; the planet
62. Justice
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: just, upright; righteous; also used as a girl’s name
63. Justin
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: upright, righteous, true, lawful
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
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