The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1981 Starting On J.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on J? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1981 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jason | 1 in 40 (2.5%) | 41,910 |
| 6 | Joshua | 1 in 43 (2.33%) | 39,042 |
| 7 | James | 1 in 44 (2.29%) | 38,298 |
| 8 | John | 1 in 48 (2.08%) | 34,867 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1 in 54 (1.84%) | 30,758 |
| 12 | Justin | 1 in 61 (1.63%) | 27,305 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 1 in 74 (1.35%) | 22,585 |
| 22 | Jeremy | 1 in 88 (1.14%) | 19,111 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 1 in 105 (0.95%) | 15,926 |
| 37 | Jesse | 1 in 160 (0.62%) | 10,441 |
| 43 | Jacob | 1 in 179 (0.56%) | 9,337 |
| 46 | Jose | 1 in 192 (0.52%) | 8,734 |
| 57 | Jared | 1 in 286 (0.35%) | 5,864 |
| 60 | Juan | 1 in 306 (0.33%) | 5,475 |
| 65 | Joel | 1 in 369 (0.27%) | 4,540 |
| 77 | Jeremiah | 1 in 430 (0.23%) | 3,894 |
| 92 | Jeffery | 1 in 503 (0.2%) | 3,329 |
| 98 | Jerry | 1 in 551 (0.18%) | 3,041 |
| 102 | Jordan | 1 in 574 (0.17%) | 2,919 |
| 108 | Jesus | 1 in 618 (0.16%) | 2,713 |
| 113 | Johnny | 1 in 665 (0.15%) | 2,521 |
| 117 | Jamie | 1 in 713 (0.14%) | 2,351 |
| 129 | Jimmy | 1 in 813 (0.12%) | 2,060 |
| 131 | Jon | 1 in 817 (0.12%) | 2,051 |
| 132 | Jorge | 1 in 818 (0.12%) | 2,047 |
| 150 | Joe | 1 in 916 (0.11%) | 1,829 |
| 153 | Jay | 1 in 941 (0.11%) | 1,780 |
| 158 | Johnathan | 1 in 990 (0.1%) | 1,693 |
| 161 | Jermaine | 1 in 1,006 (0.1%) | 1,665 |
| 163 | Jonathon | 1 in 1,033 (0.1%) | 1,622 |
| 166 | Jack | 1 in 1,054 (0.09%) | 1,590 |
| 179 | Jaime | 1 in 1,214 (0.08%) | 1,380 |
| 183 | Jerome | 1 in 1,243 (0.08%) | 1,348 |
| 193 | Javier | 1 in 1,323 (0.08%) | 1,266 |
| 198 | Jessie | 1 in 1,373 (0.07%) | 1,220 |
| 224 | Joey | 1 in 1,594 (0.06%) | 1,051 |
| 230 | Jarrod | 1 in 1,711 (0.06%) | 979 |
| 249 | Julio | 1 in 1,957 (0.05%) | 856 |
| 253 | Julian | 1 in 2,011 (0.05%) | 833 |
| 322 | Jake | 1 in 2,997 (0.03%) | 559 |
| 334 | Jayson | 1 in 3,266 (0.03%) | 513 |
| 343 | Julius | 1 in 3,490 (0.03%) | 480 |
| 346 | Jamal | 1 in 3,542 (0.03%) | 473 |
| 354 | Johnathon | 1 in 3,690 (0.03%) | 454 |
| 355 | Jody | 1 in 3,698 (0.03%) | 453 |
| 359 | Johnnie | 1 in 3,723 (0.03%) | 450 |
| 362 | Jarrett | 1 in 3,740 (0.03%) | 448 |
| 368 | Jamar | 1 in 3,799 (0.03%) | 441 |
| 385 | Jeff | 1 in 4,241 (0.02%) | 395 |
| 402 | Jackie | 1 in 4,552 (0.02%) | 368 |
| 409 | Jarvis | 1 in 4,603 (0.02%) | 364 |
| 411 | Jimmie | 1 in 4,667 (0.02%) | 359 |
| 413 | Jamaal | 1 in 4,706 (0.02%) | 356 |
| 423 | Jonah | 1 in 4,870 (0.02%) | 344 |
| 428 | Jarod | 1 in 5,031 (0.02%) | 333 |
| 440 | Josue | 1 in 5,370 (0.02%) | 312 |
| 451 | Josh | 1 in 5,679 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 460 | Jerrod | 1 in 5,941 (0.02%) | 282 |
| 462 | Jonas | 1 in 5,962 (0.02%) | 281 |
| 473 | Jim | 1 in 6,322 (0.02%) | 265 |
| 489 | Jerod | 1 in 6,838 (0.01%) | 245 |
| 495 | Jackson | 1 in 7,039 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 496 | Josiah | 1 in 7,039 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 500 | Jarred | 1 in 7,129 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 503 | Jess | 1 in 7,252 (0.01%) | 231 |
| 539 | Jamel | 1 in 8,504 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 544 | Joesph | 1 in 8,636 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 550 | Jovan | 1 in 8,817 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 552 | Joaquin | 1 in 8,911 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 566 | Jean | 1 in 9,155 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 597 | Jed | 1 in 10,950 (0.01%) | 153 |
| 611 | Jerald | 1 in 11,475 (0.01%) | 146 |
| 620 | Jeramy | 1 in 11,967 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 624 | Jerad | 1 in 12,140 (0.01%) | 138 |
| 626 | Jennifer | 1 in 12,229 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 643 | Jasper | 1 in 13,191 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 654 | Jeremie | 1 in 13,846 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 656 | Jefferson | 1 in 13,961 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 661 | Jamey | 1 in 14,078 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 665 | Jamison | 1 in 14,198 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 683 | Jessica | 1 in 15,093 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 704 | Jamil | 1 in 16,425 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 705 | Jeromy | 1 in 16,425 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 712 | Jeffry | 1 in 16,922 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 713 | Judson | 1 in 16,922 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 731 | Jacques | 1 in 17,822 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 740 | Jedidiah | 1 in 18,410 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 749 | Jedediah | 1 in 18,824 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 760 | Johnpaul | 1 in 19,480 (0.01%) | 86 |
| 773 | Jered | 1 in 20,185 (0%) | 83 |
| 785 | Jermain | 1 in 20,941 (0%) | 80 |
| 800 | Jeramie | 1 in 22,044 (0%) | 76 |
| 801 | Josef | 1 in 22,044 (0%) | 76 |
| 810 | Jasen | 1 in 22,950 (0%) | 73 |
| 816 | Javon | 1 in 23,596 (0%) | 71 |
| 822 | Jairo | 1 in 23,933 (0%) | 70 |
| 838 | Jabari | 1 in 25,005 (0%) | 67 |
| 844 | Jude | 1 in 25,384 (0%) | 66 |
| 851 | Junior | 1 in 26,177 (0%) | 64 |
| 876 | Jerrell | 1 in 28,395 (0%) | 59 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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