386 Girl Names That Start With J (With Meanings and Popularity)
Girl names that start with J have been popular for over a century, owing largely to several superpopular J baby names for girls at the top of the list.
Josephine, the current most popular J name for girls, has been a US Top 500 girl name for as long as that’s been charted. Along with Josephine, J names for girls ranking in the US Top 200 are Julia, Jade, Jasmine, Jordyn, Juliana and Juliette, Josie, and Jocelyn.
Juniper is one of the trendiest J names for girls currently, recently making its way into the top 150 and likely to keep moving up the charts.
Julia is the most popular girl name starting with J internationally, ranking in the Top 100 in The Netherlands, Spain, France, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, and Scotland, among others.
Jennifer and Jessica, of course, exchanged the Number 1 spot with one another for the last three decades of the 20th century. Jane, too, has stayed popular for decades.
Unique girl names starting with J that we recommend include Jacinda, Jessamine, Jubilee, and June. But as one of the most heavily populated starting letters for girls' names, there's a J name to suit every style and taste.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with J, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Josephine
Origin:
French feminine variation of JosephMeaning:
"Jehovah increases"
- Juniper
Origin:
Latin tree nameMeaning:
"young"
- Jane
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Juno
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"queen of the heavens; young"
- Julia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"youthful or sky father"
- Juliet
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"youthful or sky father"
- Jade
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"stone of the side"
- June
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"young"
- Josie
Origin:
English, diminutive of Josephine, feminine of JosephMeaning:
"Jehovah increases"
- Juliette
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"little Julia"
- Jacqueline
Origin:
French, feminine diminutive of JacquesMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Jasmine
Origin:
Flower name, from PersianMeaning:
"gift from God"
- Jennifer
Origin:
Cornish variation of Welsh GuinevereMeaning:
"white shadow, white wave"
- Joanna
Origin:
Variation of JohannaMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Jenna
Origin:
English, diminutive of JenniferMeaning:
"white shadow, white wave"
- Jessica
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"behold or wealthy"
- Jean
Origin:
English and Scottish, from French variation of JohannaMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Joan
Origin:
English variation of JohannaMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Jemima
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dove"
- Jezebel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"not exalted"