The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2001 Starting On J.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on J? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2001 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 1 in 54 (1.86%) | 32,520 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1 in 67 (1.49%) | 26,007 |
| 8 | Joseph | 1 in 79 (1.26%) | 21,987 |
| 14 | John | 1 in 92 (1.08%) | 18,877 |
| 19 | James | 1 in 102 (0.98%) | 17,064 |
| 22 | Justin | 1 in 108 (0.93%) | 16,227 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 1 in 108 (0.92%) | 16,133 |
| 34 | Jose | 1 in 144 (0.69%) | 12,119 |
| 39 | Jordan | 1 in 161 (0.62%) | 10,811 |
| 41 | Jason | 1 in 172 (0.58%) | 10,162 |
| 48 | Jack | 1 in 214 (0.47%) | 8,147 |
| 54 | Juan | 1 in 235 (0.43%) | 7,432 |
| 59 | Jackson | 1 in 255 (0.39%) | 6,828 |
| 65 | Jared | 1 in 271 (0.37%) | 6,433 |
| 67 | Jesus | 1 in 272 (0.37%) | 6,408 |
| 82 | Julian | 1 in 354 (0.28%) | 4,934 |
| 89 | Jeremy | 1 in 409 (0.24%) | 4,264 |
| 90 | Jesse | 1 in 414 (0.24%) | 4,212 |
| 91 | Jeremiah | 1 in 415 (0.24%) | 4,207 |
| 100 | Jake | 1 in 455 (0.22%) | 3,832 |
| 110 | Jorge | 1 in 508 (0.2%) | 3,431 |
| 114 | Jaden | 1 in 522 (0.19%) | 3,345 |
| 119 | Jeffrey | 1 in 544 (0.18%) | 3,205 |
| 126 | Joel | 1 in 553 (0.18%) | 3,153 |
| 128 | Jalen | 1 in 563 (0.18%) | 3,099 |
| 139 | Jayden | 1 in 616 (0.16%) | 2,833 |
| 149 | Javier | 1 in 665 (0.15%) | 2,622 |
| 166 | Johnathan | 1 in 761 (0.13%) | 2,292 |
| 169 | Josiah | 1 in 783 (0.13%) | 2,228 |
| 171 | Jakob | 1 in 800 (0.12%) | 2,180 |
| 186 | Jonah | 1 in 885 (0.11%) | 1,971 |
| 220 | Josue | 1 in 1,131 (0.09%) | 1,543 |
| 226 | Johnny | 1 in 1,152 (0.09%) | 1,514 |
| 237 | Jaylen | 1 in 1,237 (0.08%) | 1,410 |
| 250 | Jaime | 1 in 1,325 (0.08%) | 1,317 |
| 253 | Jonathon | 1 in 1,344 (0.07%) | 1,298 |
| 254 | Julio | 1 in 1,347 (0.07%) | 1,295 |
| 261 | Jerry | 1 in 1,418 (0.07%) | 1,230 |
| 275 | Jimmy | 1 in 1,603 (0.06%) | 1,088 |
| 297 | Jace | 1 in 1,810 (0.06%) | 964 |
| 304 | Joe | 1 in 1,898 (0.05%) | 919 |
| 310 | Jay | 1 in 2,001 (0.05%) | 872 |
| 337 | Jarrett | 1 in 2,225 (0.04%) | 784 |
| 348 | Jamal | 1 in 2,314 (0.04%) | 754 |
| 350 | Jeffery | 1 in 2,326 (0.04%) | 750 |
| 354 | Jayson | 1 in 2,433 (0.04%) | 717 |
| 357 | Javon | 1 in 2,461 (0.04%) | 709 |
| 364 | Jon | 1 in 2,514 (0.04%) | 694 |
| 368 | Justice | 1 in 2,550 (0.04%) | 684 |
| 386 | Jarod | 1 in 2,774 (0.04%) | 629 |
| 393 | Jaxon | 1 in 2,860 (0.03%) | 610 |
| 407 | Johnathon | 1 in 3,023 (0.03%) | 577 |
| 415 | Julius | 1 in 3,099 (0.03%) | 563 |
| 417 | Jaylon | 1 in 3,132 (0.03%) | 557 |
| 418 | Jessie | 1 in 3,143 (0.03%) | 555 |
| 434 | Jermaine | 1 in 3,329 (0.03%) | 524 |
| 438 | Jaheim | 1 in 3,355 (0.03%) | 520 |
| 443 | Jaron | 1 in 3,414 (0.03%) | 511 |
| 458 | Jaquan | 1 in 3,612 (0.03%) | 483 |
| 468 | Jadon | 1 in 3,720 (0.03%) | 469 |
| 477 | Jaiden | 1 in 3,851 (0.03%) | 453 |
| 481 | Jaylin | 1 in 3,912 (0.03%) | 446 |
| 486 | Jerome | 1 in 3,956 (0.03%) | 441 |
| 492 | Jamie | 1 in 4,095 (0.02%) | 426 |
| 507 | Joaquin | 1 in 4,265 (0.02%) | 409 |
| 515 | Jonas | 1 in 4,417 (0.02%) | 395 |
| 517 | Joey | 1 in 4,439 (0.02%) | 393 |
| 526 | Jordon | 1 in 4,677 (0.02%) | 373 |
| 543 | Johan | 1 in 4,984 (0.02%) | 350 |
| 551 | Jasper | 1 in 5,101 (0.02%) | 342 |
| 552 | Jaydon | 1 in 5,116 (0.02%) | 341 |
| 560 | Jarred | 1 in 5,208 (0.02%) | 335 |
| 573 | Jamar | 1 in 5,503 (0.02%) | 317 |
| 584 | Jarrod | 1 in 5,683 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 590 | Jude | 1 in 5,934 (0.02%) | 294 |
| 602 | Jamari | 1 in 6,164 (0.02%) | 283 |
| 604 | Jamison | 1 in 6,186 (0.02%) | 282 |
| 613 | Jairo | 1 in 6,344 (0.02%) | 275 |
| 617 | Jaylan | 1 in 6,509 (0.02%) | 268 |
| 619 | Jameson | 1 in 6,558 (0.02%) | 266 |
| 623 | Jordy | 1 in 6,659 (0.02%) | 262 |
| 627 | Jayce | 1 in 6,736 (0.01%) | 259 |
| 641 | Jean | 1 in 6,978 (0.01%) | 250 |
| 644 | Jett | 1 in 7,034 (0.01%) | 248 |
| 653 | Jovan | 1 in 7,330 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 656 | Julien | 1 in 7,361 (0.01%) | 237 |
| 668 | Jagger | 1 in 7,618 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 669 | Jaren | 1 in 7,618 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 686 | Junior | 1 in 8,152 (0.01%) | 214 |
| 705 | Jaxson | 1 in 8,594 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 711 | Jair | 1 in 8,723 (0.01%) | 200 |
| 713 | Justus | 1 in 8,767 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 717 | Jabari | 1 in 8,856 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 718 | Jacoby | 1 in 8,856 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 729 | Judah | 1 in 9,086 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 732 | Jevon | 1 in 9,182 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 739 | Josh | 1 in 9,279 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 744 | Jovani | 1 in 9,430 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 772 | Jan | 1 in 9,969 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 776 | Jefferson | 1 in 10,084 (0.01%) | 173 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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