Power Names/Fantasy

Ixora is a type of flowering plant which in tropical climates flower all year round. Ixora is important in Hindu worship. Ixora is also the name of an album by Florida-based band Copeland.

Highly unusual; could be confused with the Isuzu automotive brand.

Another, more feminine, female form of Jacob sometimes heard in Scotland.

Both an independent name and an alternate spelling of Jada.

Jamir is a modern invention, based on traditional Arabic names like Jamal and Amir.

Jemima, the name of a strong and beautiful Biblical daughter of Job, has long been among the chicest choices of aristocratic Brits, most recently ranking at #231 there in 2017. But despite its lovely sound and peaceful meaning, this attractive name hasn't ranked in the US Top 1000 since 1893, no doubt due to the problematic association with racial stereotyping, exemplified by the Aunt Jemima brand of pancakes.

The undiscovered Biblical Jemuel -- he was a son of Simeon -- was used for just a handful of boys last year but could be prime for rediscovery now that Old Testament names like Noah and Ethan dominate the Top Ten. And it comes with user-friendly modern nickname Jem.

The French Jeremine is one of the softest and most modern sounding of the "JER"-starting names. If you're naming a baby girl for Grandma Geraldine or Geri (or grandpa Jerome), consider Jeremine, which has an -een sound at the end.

Once rare, this streamlined form of Jessica has been boosted by two very different television figures: the Jemima Kirke character on HBO series Girls, and reality television daughter Jessa Duggar.

Jessenia and Yesenia are drawn from the Spanish name for a South American tree, making them new nature names.

Similarity to the English name Jean could be a plus in a Japanese-American or Chinese-American family.

A hauntingly lovely Indian name.

A feminization used more before Jordan joined the girls' camp.

Josephe is much less well-known in the English-speaking world than Josephine or Joanna.

One of the most romantic names, the lovely and stylish Juliet seems finally to have shaken off her limiting link to Romeo. In Shakespeare's play, it was Juliet who said "What's in a name?"