The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2014 Starting On J.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on J? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2014 - 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 | Jacob | 1 in 100 (1%) | 16,923 |
| 9 | James | 1 in 117 (0.86%) | 14,464 |
| 15 | Jayden | 1 in 130 (0.77%) | 12,995 |
| 18 | Jackson | 1 in 138 (0.73%) | 12,242 |
| 20 | Joseph | 1 in 139 (0.72%) | 12,155 |
| 25 | Joshua | 1 in 154 (0.65%) | 10,929 |
| 26 | John | 1 in 157 (0.63%) | 10,701 |
| 41 | Jack | 1 in 193 (0.52%) | 8,753 |
| 44 | Jonathan | 1 in 208 (0.48%) | 8,120 |
| 46 | Jaxon | 1 in 218 (0.46%) | 7,728 |
| 47 | Julian | 1 in 219 (0.46%) | 7,686 |
| 55 | Jordan | 1 in 244 (0.41%) | 6,903 |
| 56 | Jeremiah | 1 in 244 (0.41%) | 6,899 |
| 64 | Josiah | 1 in 260 (0.38%) | 6,478 |
| 68 | Jace | 1 in 267 (0.37%) | 6,301 |
| 75 | Jason | 1 in 303 (0.33%) | 5,568 |
| 76 | Jose | 1 in 308 (0.32%) | 5,476 |
| 85 | Jaxson | 1 in 341 (0.29%) | 4,947 |
| 96 | Justin | 1 in 419 (0.24%) | 4,022 |
| 101 | Juan | 1 in 434 (0.23%) | 3,885 |
| 105 | Jase | 1 in 449 (0.22%) | 3,751 |
| 111 | Jesus | 1 in 480 (0.21%) | 3,510 |
| 138 | Jonah | 1 in 580 (0.17%) | 2,905 |
| 149 | Jayce | 1 in 621 (0.16%) | 2,716 |
| 154 | Joel | 1 in 633 (0.16%) | 2,661 |
| 159 | Jude | 1 in 651 (0.15%) | 2,590 |
| 160 | Jameson | 1 in 651 (0.15%) | 2,589 |
| 169 | Jeremy | 1 in 672 (0.15%) | 2,508 |
| 172 | Jaden | 1 in 687 (0.15%) | 2,454 |
| 173 | Jesse | 1 in 687 (0.15%) | 2,454 |
| 190 | Jake | 1 in 781 (0.13%) | 2,158 |
| 200 | Jayceon | 1 in 843 (0.12%) | 1,999 |
| 208 | Jax | 1 in 912 (0.11%) | 1,847 |
| 209 | Jorge | 1 in 917 (0.11%) | 1,837 |
| 217 | Jasper | 1 in 965 (0.1%) | 1,747 |
| 218 | Javier | 1 in 969 (0.1%) | 1,739 |
| 237 | Jaiden | 1 in 1,092 (0.09%) | 1,544 |
| 243 | Judah | 1 in 1,104 (0.09%) | 1,527 |
| 266 | Jeffrey | 1 in 1,238 (0.08%) | 1,361 |
| 267 | Josue | 1 in 1,238 (0.08%) | 1,361 |
| 296 | Johnathan | 1 in 1,433 (0.07%) | 1,176 |
| 299 | Jared | 1 in 1,448 (0.07%) | 1,164 |
| 302 | Johnny | 1 in 1,454 (0.07%) | 1,159 |
| 308 | Julius | 1 in 1,521 (0.07%) | 1,108 |
| 316 | Jaylen | 1 in 1,563 (0.06%) | 1,078 |
| 328 | Joaquin | 1 in 1,670 (0.06%) | 1,009 |
| 332 | Jett | 1 in 1,684 (0.06%) | 1,001 |
| 369 | Jay | 1 in 2,045 (0.05%) | 824 |
| 387 | Jensen | 1 in 2,180 (0.05%) | 773 |
| 392 | Jayson | 1 in 2,203 (0.05%) | 765 |
| 436 | Jamison | 1 in 2,554 (0.04%) | 660 |
| 449 | Jaxton | 1 in 2,688 (0.04%) | 627 |
| 452 | Jerry | 1 in 2,705 (0.04%) | 623 |
| 454 | Jakob | 1 in 2,754 (0.04%) | 612 |
| 462 | Julio | 1 in 2,804 (0.04%) | 601 |
| 478 | Jaime | 1 in 2,999 (0.03%) | 562 |
| 493 | Jonas | 1 in 3,144 (0.03%) | 536 |
| 514 | Jimmy | 1 in 3,337 (0.03%) | 505 |
| 520 | Justice | 1 in 3,391 (0.03%) | 497 |
| 545 | Jaxen | 1 in 3,593 (0.03%) | 469 |
| 559 | Jalen | 1 in 3,704 (0.03%) | 455 |
| 563 | Jamari | 1 in 3,729 (0.03%) | 452 |
| 575 | Joe | 1 in 3,787 (0.03%) | 445 |
| 581 | Johan | 1 in 3,848 (0.03%) | 438 |
| 584 | Jacoby | 1 in 3,901 (0.03%) | 432 |
| 615 | Jefferson | 1 in 4,277 (0.02%) | 394 |
| 638 | Jasiah | 1 in 4,543 (0.02%) | 371 |
| 663 | Jon | 1 in 4,913 (0.02%) | 343 |
| 666 | Julien | 1 in 4,957 (0.02%) | 340 |
| 670 | Jeffery | 1 in 5,031 (0.02%) | 335 |
| 698 | Jagger | 1 in 5,490 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 701 | Joey | 1 in 5,526 (0.02%) | 305 |
| 719 | Jermaine | 1 in 5,792 (0.02%) | 291 |
| 738 | Jamal | 1 in 6,084 (0.02%) | 277 |
| 764 | Jadiel | 1 in 6,433 (0.02%) | 262 |
| 765 | Javon | 1 in 6,433 (0.02%) | 262 |
| 769 | Jedidiah | 1 in 6,507 (0.02%) | 259 |
| 777 | Jerome | 1 in 6,583 (0.02%) | 256 |
| 787 | Javion | 1 in 6,879 (0.01%) | 245 |
| 790 | Jamir | 1 in 6,907 (0.01%) | 244 |
| 801 | Jamie | 1 in 7,052 (0.01%) | 239 |
| 808 | Jessie | 1 in 7,111 (0.01%) | 237 |
| 809 | Junior | 1 in 7,111 (0.01%) | 237 |
| 824 | Justus | 1 in 7,424 (0.01%) | 227 |
| 839 | Jamarion | 1 in 7,626 (0.01%) | 221 |
| 849 | Jadon | 1 in 7,839 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 853 | Jonathon | 1 in 7,912 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 858 | Jordyn | 1 in 8,064 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 863 | Joziah | 1 in 8,181 (0.01%) | 206 |
| 866 | Jaydon | 1 in 8,221 (0.01%) | 205 |
| 896 | Jayse | 1 in 8,778 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 897 | Jairo | 1 in 8,824 (0.01%) | 191 |
| 898 | Jovani | 1 in 8,824 (0.01%) | 191 |
| 920 | Jordy | 1 in 9,110 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 932 | Johnathon | 1 in 9,522 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 933 | Jovanni | 1 in 9,522 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 950 | Jaycob | 1 in 9,798 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 955 | Jayvion | 1 in 9,914 (0.01%) | 170 |
| 974 | Judson | 1 in 10,214 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 990 | Jair | 1 in 10,533 (0.01%) | 160 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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