The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2003 Starting On J.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on J? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2003 - 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 60 (1.67%) | 29,605 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1 in 71 (1.42%) | 25,075 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1 in 83 (1.21%) | 21,343 |
| 17 | John | 1 in 103 (0.97%) | 17,215 |
| 18 | James | 1 in 105 (0.96%) | 16,886 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 1 in 118 (0.85%) | 14,977 |
| 26 | Justin | 1 in 130 (0.77%) | 13,651 |
| 30 | Jose | 1 in 143 (0.7%) | 12,375 |
| 38 | Jordan | 1 in 171 (0.58%) | 10,324 |
| 42 | Jason | 1 in 180 (0.55%) | 9,809 |
| 45 | Jack | 1 in 190 (0.53%) | 9,316 |
| 52 | Jackson | 1 in 203 (0.49%) | 8,709 |
| 55 | Juan | 1 in 226 (0.44%) | 7,813 |
| 67 | Jesus | 1 in 288 (0.35%) | 6,141 |
| 75 | Jayden | 1 in 319 (0.31%) | 5,542 |
| 77 | Julian | 1 in 327 (0.31%) | 5,402 |
| 82 | Jaden | 1 in 342 (0.29%) | 5,176 |
| 90 | Jeremiah | 1 in 365 (0.27%) | 4,843 |
| 94 | Jesse | 1 in 385 (0.26%) | 4,591 |
| 98 | Jake | 1 in 402 (0.25%) | 4,394 |
| 107 | Jared | 1 in 449 (0.22%) | 3,936 |
| 108 | Jeremy | 1 in 456 (0.22%) | 3,879 |
| 115 | Jorge | 1 in 509 (0.2%) | 3,470 |
| 124 | Joel | 1 in 548 (0.18%) | 3,227 |
| 140 | Jeffrey | 1 in 616 (0.16%) | 2,868 |
| 152 | Josiah | 1 in 662 (0.15%) | 2,672 |
| 155 | Jalen | 1 in 680 (0.15%) | 2,599 |
| 161 | Javier | 1 in 710 (0.14%) | 2,489 |
| 164 | Jonah | 1 in 728 (0.14%) | 2,430 |
| 178 | Johnathan | 1 in 810 (0.12%) | 2,182 |
| 204 | Jaylen | 1 in 991 (0.1%) | 1,784 |
| 213 | Josue | 1 in 1,064 (0.09%) | 1,661 |
| 217 | Jakob | 1 in 1,112 (0.09%) | 1,590 |
| 247 | Johnny | 1 in 1,323 (0.08%) | 1,336 |
| 249 | Jace | 1 in 1,342 (0.07%) | 1,317 |
| 261 | Jaime | 1 in 1,422 (0.07%) | 1,243 |
| 270 | Julio | 1 in 1,562 (0.06%) | 1,132 |
| 277 | Jimmy | 1 in 1,616 (0.06%) | 1,094 |
| 285 | Jerry | 1 in 1,657 (0.06%) | 1,067 |
| 287 | Jaxon | 1 in 1,668 (0.06%) | 1,060 |
| 289 | Jonathon | 1 in 1,685 (0.06%) | 1,049 |
| 309 | Jaiden | 1 in 1,879 (0.05%) | 941 |
| 326 | Joe | 1 in 2,027 (0.05%) | 872 |
| 328 | Jayson | 1 in 2,058 (0.05%) | 859 |
| 346 | Jay | 1 in 2,290 (0.04%) | 772 |
| 371 | Jeffery | 1 in 2,650 (0.04%) | 667 |
| 373 | Jon | 1 in 2,662 (0.04%) | 664 |
| 374 | Jadon | 1 in 2,666 (0.04%) | 663 |
| 384 | Julius | 1 in 2,728 (0.04%) | 648 |
| 389 | Justice | 1 in 2,784 (0.04%) | 635 |
| 398 | Jamal | 1 in 2,861 (0.03%) | 618 |
| 401 | Jessie | 1 in 2,889 (0.03%) | 612 |
| 402 | Jaylin | 1 in 2,912 (0.03%) | 607 |
| 414 | Jarrett | 1 in 3,027 (0.03%) | 584 |
| 424 | Jaylon | 1 in 3,107 (0.03%) | 569 |
| 436 | Jermaine | 1 in 3,250 (0.03%) | 544 |
| 448 | Jude | 1 in 3,387 (0.03%) | 522 |
| 451 | Javon | 1 in 3,419 (0.03%) | 517 |
| 457 | Jaheim | 1 in 3,473 (0.03%) | 509 |
| 460 | Johnathon | 1 in 3,487 (0.03%) | 507 |
| 465 | Joaquin | 1 in 3,529 (0.03%) | 501 |
| 469 | Jonas | 1 in 3,550 (0.03%) | 498 |
| 473 | Jaydon | 1 in 3,608 (0.03%) | 490 |
| 476 | Jamari | 1 in 3,630 (0.03%) | 487 |
| 505 | Joey | 1 in 3,955 (0.03%) | 447 |
| 509 | Jair | 1 in 4,018 (0.02%) | 440 |
| 523 | Jasper | 1 in 4,301 (0.02%) | 411 |
| 524 | Jaxson | 1 in 4,301 (0.02%) | 411 |
| 525 | Jayce | 1 in 4,322 (0.02%) | 409 |
| 552 | Jamie | 1 in 4,791 (0.02%) | 369 |
| 555 | Jerome | 1 in 4,884 (0.02%) | 362 |
| 556 | Jordon | 1 in 4,884 (0.02%) | 362 |
| 558 | Jameson | 1 in 4,966 (0.02%) | 356 |
| 559 | Jaquan | 1 in 4,966 (0.02%) | 356 |
| 569 | Johan | 1 in 5,080 (0.02%) | 348 |
| 578 | Jamison | 1 in 5,277 (0.02%) | 335 |
| 584 | Jairo | 1 in 5,341 (0.02%) | 331 |
| 613 | Jabari | 1 in 5,932 (0.02%) | 298 |
| 620 | Jamarion | 1 in 6,075 (0.02%) | 291 |
| 626 | Jett | 1 in 6,203 (0.02%) | 285 |
| 629 | Jaron | 1 in 6,291 (0.02%) | 281 |
| 644 | Julien | 1 in 6,621 (0.02%) | 267 |
| 657 | Junior | 1 in 6,826 (0.01%) | 259 |
| 664 | Jamar | 1 in 7,015 (0.01%) | 252 |
| 675 | Judah | 1 in 7,186 (0.01%) | 246 |
| 686 | Jean | 1 in 7,491 (0.01%) | 236 |
| 690 | Jaeden | 1 in 7,587 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 716 | Jaylan | 1 in 8,261 (0.01%) | 214 |
| 722 | Josh | 1 in 8,499 (0.01%) | 208 |
| 735 | Javion | 1 in 8,884 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 745 | Jefferson | 1 in 9,207 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 751 | Jovani | 1 in 9,354 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 754 | Jakobe | 1 in 9,454 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 759 | Jacoby | 1 in 9,505 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 762 | Jarod | 1 in 9,556 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 789 | Jorden | 1 in 10,219 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 790 | Jordy | 1 in 10,219 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 793 | Jovan | 1 in 10,278 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 798 | Jagger | 1 in 10,338 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 802 | Justus | 1 in 10,399 (0.01%) | 170 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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