The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2005 Starting On J.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on J? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2005 - 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 69 (1.45%) | 25,809 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1 in 76 (1.31%) | 23,227 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1 in 93 (1.08%) | 19,192 |
| 17 | James | 1 in 110 (0.91%) | 16,115 |
| 18 | John | 1 in 113 (0.89%) | 15,756 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 1 in 123 (0.81%) | 14,425 |
| 30 | Jose | 1 in 148 (0.68%) | 12,040 |
| 33 | Jack | 1 in 163 (0.61%) | 10,901 |
| 36 | Justin | 1 in 169 (0.59%) | 10,501 |
| 44 | Jackson | 1 in 186 (0.54%) | 9,576 |
| 46 | Jordan | 1 in 189 (0.53%) | 9,387 |
| 51 | Jason | 1 in 206 (0.48%) | 8,604 |
| 54 | Jayden | 1 in 215 (0.46%) | 8,248 |
| 55 | Juan | 1 in 216 (0.46%) | 8,209 |
| 73 | Jesus | 1 in 279 (0.36%) | 6,361 |
| 74 | Julian | 1 in 291 (0.34%) | 6,103 |
| 78 | Jeremiah | 1 in 305 (0.33%) | 5,824 |
| 88 | Jaden | 1 in 367 (0.27%) | 4,846 |
| 89 | Jesse | 1 in 375 (0.27%) | 4,739 |
| 103 | Jake | 1 in 428 (0.23%) | 4,151 |
| 115 | Jeremy | 1 in 511 (0.2%) | 3,476 |
| 118 | Jorge | 1 in 520 (0.19%) | 3,419 |
| 124 | Joel | 1 in 545 (0.18%) | 3,258 |
| 125 | Josiah | 1 in 547 (0.18%) | 3,247 |
| 137 | Jared | 1 in 610 (0.16%) | 2,912 |
| 164 | Javier | 1 in 715 (0.14%) | 2,484 |
| 171 | Jeffrey | 1 in 739 (0.14%) | 2,404 |
| 182 | Johnathan | 1 in 799 (0.13%) | 2,223 |
| 183 | Jonah | 1 in 804 (0.12%) | 2,209 |
| 194 | Jaylen | 1 in 898 (0.11%) | 1,978 |
| 198 | Josue | 1 in 919 (0.11%) | 1,933 |
| 208 | Jace | 1 in 994 (0.1%) | 1,787 |
| 212 | Jalen | 1 in 1,053 (0.1%) | 1,688 |
| 224 | Jaiden | 1 in 1,155 (0.09%) | 1,538 |
| 227 | Julio | 1 in 1,187 (0.08%) | 1,497 |
| 229 | Jaxon | 1 in 1,209 (0.08%) | 1,470 |
| 241 | Johnny | 1 in 1,287 (0.08%) | 1,380 |
| 265 | Jaime | 1 in 1,453 (0.07%) | 1,223 |
| 272 | Jakob | 1 in 1,474 (0.07%) | 1,205 |
| 299 | Jimmy | 1 in 1,664 (0.06%) | 1,068 |
| 302 | Jude | 1 in 1,679 (0.06%) | 1,058 |
| 316 | Jerry | 1 in 1,750 (0.06%) | 1,015 |
| 330 | Jonathon | 1 in 1,976 (0.05%) | 899 |
| 331 | Jayson | 1 in 1,990 (0.05%) | 893 |
| 346 | Jay | 1 in 2,154 (0.05%) | 825 |
| 350 | Julius | 1 in 2,202 (0.05%) | 807 |
| 354 | Joaquin | 1 in 2,213 (0.05%) | 803 |
| 371 | Joe | 1 in 2,344 (0.04%) | 758 |
| 383 | Jonas | 1 in 2,461 (0.04%) | 722 |
| 387 | Jaxson | 1 in 2,492 (0.04%) | 713 |
| 400 | Javon | 1 in 2,648 (0.04%) | 671 |
| 419 | Jamarion | 1 in 2,913 (0.03%) | 610 |
| 421 | Jamari | 1 in 2,942 (0.03%) | 604 |
| 425 | Jadon | 1 in 2,986 (0.03%) | 595 |
| 428 | Justice | 1 in 3,032 (0.03%) | 586 |
| 432 | Jon | 1 in 3,074 (0.03%) | 578 |
| 433 | Jaydon | 1 in 3,095 (0.03%) | 574 |
| 434 | Jeffery | 1 in 3,095 (0.03%) | 574 |
| 436 | Jaylin | 1 in 3,101 (0.03%) | 573 |
| 442 | Jessie | 1 in 3,213 (0.03%) | 553 |
| 444 | Jermaine | 1 in 3,248 (0.03%) | 547 |
| 459 | Jayce | 1 in 3,437 (0.03%) | 517 |
| 463 | Jamal | 1 in 3,491 (0.03%) | 509 |
| 477 | Jaylon | 1 in 3,641 (0.03%) | 488 |
| 485 | Jameson | 1 in 3,780 (0.03%) | 470 |
| 508 | Jett | 1 in 3,993 (0.03%) | 445 |
| 510 | Judah | 1 in 4,011 (0.02%) | 443 |
| 511 | Joey | 1 in 4,047 (0.02%) | 439 |
| 535 | Johnathon | 1 in 4,312 (0.02%) | 412 |
| 541 | Jasper | 1 in 4,431 (0.02%) | 401 |
| 545 | Jamie | 1 in 4,475 (0.02%) | 397 |
| 549 | Johan | 1 in 4,498 (0.02%) | 395 |
| 550 | Jamison | 1 in 4,521 (0.02%) | 393 |
| 564 | Jairo | 1 in 4,713 (0.02%) | 377 |
| 566 | Jase | 1 in 4,750 (0.02%) | 374 |
| 568 | Jerome | 1 in 4,789 (0.02%) | 371 |
| 574 | Jarrett | 1 in 4,949 (0.02%) | 359 |
| 587 | Jaquan | 1 in 5,180 (0.02%) | 343 |
| 607 | Jabari | 1 in 5,417 (0.02%) | 328 |
| 613 | Junior | 1 in 5,501 (0.02%) | 323 |
| 635 | Jefferson | 1 in 5,962 (0.02%) | 298 |
| 641 | Julien | 1 in 6,064 (0.02%) | 293 |
| 670 | Javion | 1 in 6,580 (0.02%) | 270 |
| 678 | Jordon | 1 in 6,755 (0.01%) | 263 |
| 681 | Jair | 1 in 6,807 (0.01%) | 261 |
| 688 | Jamar | 1 in 6,886 (0.01%) | 258 |
| 698 | Jaylan | 1 in 7,078 (0.01%) | 251 |
| 715 | Jadyn | 1 in 7,465 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 716 | Jaron | 1 in 7,465 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 726 | Johnpaul | 1 in 7,658 (0.01%) | 232 |
| 735 | Jovani | 1 in 7,758 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 738 | Justus | 1 in 7,827 (0.01%) | 227 |
| 748 | Jamir | 1 in 8,076 (0.01%) | 220 |
| 761 | Jovanni | 1 in 8,341 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 763 | Jorden | 1 in 8,381 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 765 | Jaeden | 1 in 8,420 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 773 | Jean | 1 in 8,583 (0.01%) | 207 |
| 787 | Josh | 1 in 9,019 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 807 | Jovanny | 1 in 9,450 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 823 | Jan | 1 in 9,870 (0.01%) | 180 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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