The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2004 Starting On J.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on J? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2004 - 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 64 (1.57%) | 27,868 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1 in 73 (1.37%) | 24,177 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1 in 88 (1.14%) | 20,108 |
| 17 | James | 1 in 108 (0.93%) | 16,443 |
| 18 | John | 1 in 108 (0.93%) | 16,434 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 1 in 123 (0.81%) | 14,352 |
| 28 | Jose | 1 in 146 (0.69%) | 12,157 |
| 30 | Justin | 1 in 149 (0.67%) | 11,865 |
| 42 | Jack | 1 in 185 (0.54%) | 9,577 |
| 43 | Jordan | 1 in 185 (0.54%) | 9,543 |
| 47 | Jason | 1 in 195 (0.51%) | 9,056 |
| 48 | Jackson | 1 in 197 (0.51%) | 8,975 |
| 54 | Juan | 1 in 218 (0.46%) | 8,105 |
| 62 | Jayden | 1 in 256 (0.39%) | 6,918 |
| 70 | Jesus | 1 in 275 (0.36%) | 6,446 |
| 74 | Julian | 1 in 313 (0.32%) | 5,660 |
| 77 | Jeremiah | 1 in 330 (0.3%) | 5,369 |
| 83 | Jaden | 1 in 344 (0.29%) | 5,146 |
| 94 | Jesse | 1 in 373 (0.27%) | 4,751 |
| 98 | Jake | 1 in 396 (0.25%) | 4,468 |
| 111 | Jeremy | 1 in 459 (0.22%) | 3,854 |
| 118 | Jorge | 1 in 517 (0.19%) | 3,424 |
| 125 | Joel | 1 in 550 (0.18%) | 3,221 |
| 128 | Jared | 1 in 559 (0.18%) | 3,166 |
| 142 | Josiah | 1 in 635 (0.16%) | 2,788 |
| 148 | Jeffrey | 1 in 653 (0.15%) | 2,709 |
| 158 | Javier | 1 in 704 (0.14%) | 2,515 |
| 177 | Jonah | 1 in 773 (0.13%) | 2,290 |
| 183 | Johnathan | 1 in 817 (0.12%) | 2,167 |
| 190 | Jalen | 1 in 885 (0.11%) | 1,999 |
| 205 | Jaylen | 1 in 1,007 (0.1%) | 1,757 |
| 208 | Josue | 1 in 1,022 (0.1%) | 1,732 |
| 228 | Jace | 1 in 1,199 (0.08%) | 1,476 |
| 235 | Jakob | 1 in 1,266 (0.08%) | 1,398 |
| 248 | Johnny | 1 in 1,364 (0.07%) | 1,298 |
| 261 | Jaiden | 1 in 1,417 (0.07%) | 1,249 |
| 267 | Jaxon | 1 in 1,479 (0.07%) | 1,197 |
| 270 | Julio | 1 in 1,500 (0.07%) | 1,180 |
| 272 | Jaime | 1 in 1,513 (0.07%) | 1,170 |
| 280 | Jimmy | 1 in 1,593 (0.06%) | 1,111 |
| 293 | Jerry | 1 in 1,656 (0.06%) | 1,069 |
| 319 | Jayson | 1 in 1,899 (0.05%) | 932 |
| 325 | Jonathon | 1 in 1,958 (0.05%) | 904 |
| 346 | Joe | 1 in 2,249 (0.04%) | 787 |
| 350 | Jay | 1 in 2,281 (0.04%) | 776 |
| 369 | Jude | 1 in 2,455 (0.04%) | 721 |
| 384 | Joaquin | 1 in 2,626 (0.04%) | 674 |
| 385 | Julius | 1 in 2,634 (0.04%) | 672 |
| 400 | Javon | 1 in 2,850 (0.04%) | 621 |
| 402 | Justice | 1 in 2,860 (0.03%) | 619 |
| 408 | Jaylin | 1 in 2,931 (0.03%) | 604 |
| 409 | Jon | 1 in 2,931 (0.03%) | 604 |
| 410 | Jeffery | 1 in 2,965 (0.03%) | 597 |
| 415 | Jaylon | 1 in 3,000 (0.03%) | 590 |
| 422 | Jamari | 1 in 3,036 (0.03%) | 583 |
| 431 | Jadon | 1 in 3,100 (0.03%) | 571 |
| 441 | Jamal | 1 in 3,212 (0.03%) | 551 |
| 450 | Jessie | 1 in 3,321 (0.03%) | 533 |
| 451 | Jonas | 1 in 3,321 (0.03%) | 533 |
| 456 | Jaxson | 1 in 3,378 (0.03%) | 524 |
| 458 | Jermaine | 1 in 3,384 (0.03%) | 523 |
| 479 | Joey | 1 in 3,688 (0.03%) | 480 |
| 482 | Jaydon | 1 in 3,726 (0.03%) | 475 |
| 485 | Jaquan | 1 in 3,750 (0.03%) | 472 |
| 502 | Johnathon | 1 in 3,960 (0.03%) | 447 |
| 510 | Jarrett | 1 in 4,060 (0.02%) | 436 |
| 516 | Jameson | 1 in 4,107 (0.02%) | 431 |
| 519 | Jayce | 1 in 4,155 (0.02%) | 426 |
| 523 | Jamarion | 1 in 4,276 (0.02%) | 414 |
| 537 | Jamie | 1 in 4,539 (0.02%) | 390 |
| 547 | Jerome | 1 in 4,695 (0.02%) | 377 |
| 554 | Judah | 1 in 4,797 (0.02%) | 369 |
| 570 | Johan | 1 in 5,043 (0.02%) | 351 |
| 574 | Jamison | 1 in 5,146 (0.02%) | 344 |
| 575 | Jasper | 1 in 5,146 (0.02%) | 344 |
| 595 | Jabari | 1 in 5,430 (0.02%) | 326 |
| 613 | Jett | 1 in 5,803 (0.02%) | 305 |
| 614 | Jase | 1 in 5,823 (0.02%) | 304 |
| 615 | Jordon | 1 in 5,823 (0.02%) | 304 |
| 621 | Jairo | 1 in 5,960 (0.02%) | 297 |
| 625 | Jair | 1 in 6,000 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 630 | Jamar | 1 in 6,104 (0.02%) | 290 |
| 637 | Julien | 1 in 6,255 (0.02%) | 283 |
| 649 | Jefferson | 1 in 6,580 (0.02%) | 269 |
| 650 | Josh | 1 in 6,580 (0.02%) | 269 |
| 658 | Junior | 1 in 6,705 (0.01%) | 264 |
| 667 | Jaron | 1 in 6,834 (0.01%) | 259 |
| 668 | Jaeden | 1 in 6,887 (0.01%) | 257 |
| 676 | Jean | 1 in 7,024 (0.01%) | 252 |
| 684 | Jaylan | 1 in 7,166 (0.01%) | 247 |
| 696 | Javion | 1 in 7,406 (0.01%) | 239 |
| 724 | Jaheim | 1 in 8,233 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 737 | Jovan | 1 in 8,429 (0.01%) | 210 |
| 740 | Justus | 1 in 8,720 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 749 | Jan | 1 in 8,850 (0.01%) | 200 |
| 759 | Jovani | 1 in 9,031 (0.01%) | 196 |
| 800 | Jakobe | 1 in 10,057 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 804 | Jaidyn | 1 in 10,173 (0.01%) | 174 |
| 811 | Jacoby | 1 in 10,291 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 817 | Jadyn | 1 in 10,474 (0.01%) | 169 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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