Boy Names starting with “J”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “J”
Boy Names starting with “J”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorve | m | The boy's name Jorve is a modern German spelling of the Swedish name Tjorven | |
| Jorven | m | Norse | Jorven is regarded as a short form of Tjorven |
| Jorvin | m | Norse | The name Jorvin has Nordic roots and combines various elements that are typical of Scan… |
| Jory | m | The name Jory stands for 'the farmer' or 'the land worker' and is a Cornish variation o… | |
| Joryan | m | Hebrew | The meaning of the first name Joryan is closely related to the unisex name Jorian |
| Jos | m | Celtic | The name Jos represents a Dutch abbreviation of Jodokus |
| Josafa | m | Hungarian | The meaning of Josafa corresponds to that of Josef |
| Josafat | m | The name Josafat, which is written in Hebrew as יֹושָׁפָט jôšāfāt and often appears in … | |
| Josan | m | Latin | Josan is a Spanish short form of the double names Jose-Antonio (José Antonio) and Jose-… |
| Josaphat | m | African | The name Josaphat derives from the Hebrew elements jəhô (יְהוֹ) and jô (יוֹ), which sta… |
| Josch | m | Hebrew | The name Josch derives from the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (jəhôšua‛) and carries the meani… |
| Joscha | m | Hebrew | Joscha is a Germanized form of the Hungarian nickname Jósa, which in turn goes back to … |
| Joschka | m | Hungarian | Joschka is the Germanized form of Joska (Jóska), a Hungarian diminutive of the biblical… |
| Joschua | m | The first name Joschua is a Germanized form of Josua or its English form Joshua | |
| Joschua-Lovis | m | Joschua-Lovis is a double name combining Joschua ("JHWH is help") and Lovis ("the famou… | |
| Jose | m | Hebrew | José is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the name Josef |
| Jose-Aldemar | m | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Jose-Americo | m | Jose-Americo is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Americo ("the brave ru… | |
| Jose-Augusto | m | Jose-Augusto is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Augusto ("the exalted") | |
| Jose-Benito | m | Spanish | Jose-Benito is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Benito ("the blessed one") |
| Jose-Ferreira | m | Jose-Ferreira is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Ferreira ("the iron m… | |
| Jose-Francisco | m | Jose-Francisco is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Francisco ("the litt… | |
| Jose-Joaquim | m | Portuguese | Jose-Joaquim is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Joaquim ("God will rai… |
| Jose-Juan | m | No information on the meaning is currently available | |
| Jose-Luis | m | Portuguese | Jose-Luis is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Luis ("the famous warrior") |
| Jose-Manuel | m | Spanish | Jose-Manuel is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Manuel ("God with us") |
| Jose-Maria | m | Jose-Maria is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Maria ("the beloved") | |
| Jose-Marie | m | Jose-Marie is a double name combining Jose ("God may add") and Marie ("the beloved") | |
| Jose-Mario | m | Spanish | There is currently no information about the meaning |
| Joseba | m | Hebrew | Joseba is the Basque equivalent of Josef |
| Joseck | m | Joseck represents an African form of the name Josef and means 'God may add' and 'God in… | |
| Josef | m | Hebrew | Josef is a biblical name of Hebrew origin that carries the meaning 'God may add,' which… |
| Josef-Dieter | m | Currently, no information on the meaning is available | |
| Josef-Ernst | m | Josef-Ernst is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Ernst ("the serious one") | |
| Josef-Erwin | m | Josef-Erwin is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Erwin ("friend of the … | |
| Josef-Friedrich | m | Josef-Friedrich is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Friedrich ("the pe… | |
| Josef-Günter | m | Josef-Günter is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Günter ("the one figh… | |
| Josef-Heinrich | m | Josef-Heinrich is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Heinrich ("the mast… | |
| Josef-Jakob | m | Josef-Jakob is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Jakob ("God protects") | |
| Josef-Jochen | m | Josef-Jochen is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Jochen ("God will rai… | |
| Josef-Klaus | m | No information about the meaning is currently available | |
| Josef-Maria | m | The name means divine sonship and has a double meaning | |
| Josef-Markus | m | Josef-Markus is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Markus ("the dedicate… | |
| Josef-Michael | m | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Josef-Robert | m | There is currently no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Josef-Rudolf | m | Josef-Rudolf is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Rudolf ("the famous w… | |
| Josef-Ruppert | m | Josef-Ruppert is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Ruppert ("the glorio… | |
| Josef-Shimon | m | Josef-Shimon is a double name combining Josef ("God may add") and Shimon ("the warrior") | |
| Josef-Stefan | m | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Josel | m | Josel is regarded as the Italian form of Josef | |
| Joselino | m | The name Joselino is derived from the biblical figure Joseph and means in Ancient Hebre… | |
| Joselito | m | Hebrew | Joselito is a boy's name that is made up of Hebrew words |
| Josep | m | Hebrew | Josep represents the Catalan form of the name Josef and translates from Ancient Hebrew … |
| Joseph | m | Latin | Joseph is the English and French form of the biblical name Josef |
| Joseph-Heinrich | m | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Joseph-Ike | m | Joseph-Ike is a double name combining Joseph ("God may add") and Ike ("he (God) laughs") | |
| Josephus | m | Dutch | The name Josephus, which is a Latinized form of Joseph, can be directly translated as '… |
| Josephus-Petrus | m | Josephus-Petrus is a double name combining Josephus ("God may add") and Petrus ("the ro… | |
| Joses | m | The name Joses, alternatively Ioses (Ἰωσῆς), is a Greek form of the name Joseph | |
| Josey | m | Josey means "God adds" and is a short or pet form of Josef or Joseph | |
| Josh | m | Hebrew | Josh is a shortened form of Joshua, the English transcription of the Hebrew name יְהוֹש… |
| Josha | m | Josha is an English derivation of Joscha, which is regarded as a pet form of the biblic… | |
| Joshua | m | Hebrew | Joshua is derived from the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (jəhôšua‛), which is composed of two … |
| Joshua-David | m | Hebrew | No information on the meaning is currently available |
| Joshua-Emilian | m | French | Joshua-Emilian is a double name combining Joshua ("JHWH is help") and Emilian ("the eag… |
| Joshua-Finnley | m | Joshua-Finnley is a double name combining Joshua ("JHWH is help") and Finnley ("blonde … | |
| Joshua-Marley | m | Joshua-Marley is a double name combining Joshua ("JHWH is help") and Marley ("the one f… | |
| Joshua-Maxim | m | Joshua-Maxim is a double name combining Joshua ("JHWH is help") and Maxim ("the greatest") | |
| Josia | m | Josia is a non-denominational form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (יֹאשִׁיָהוּ), whose me… | |
| Josiah | m | Hebrew | Josiah is a male first name of biblical origin, derived from the ancient Hebrew Yoshiya… |
| Josian | m | French | Josian is regarded as a Belgian-French form of Joseph and derives from the Hebrew Yosef… |
| Josias | m | The name Josias, a biblical male first name, is derived from the ancient Hebrew Yoshiya… | |
| Josiel | m | Hebrew | Josiel means "the Lord is healing" or "the Lord is salvation." This meaning arises from… |
| Josif | m | Josif is a boy's name that originates from ancient Hebrew | |
| Josif-Emil | m | Josif-Emil is a double name combining Josif ("God increase, may God give") and Emil ("t… | |
| Josip | m | Hebrew | Josip is the Croatian and Slovenian form of the biblical name Joseph and means "God may… |
| Josko | m | Hebrew | Josko is a diminutive form of Josip, the Croatian and Slovenian version of the biblical… |
| Joslin | m | As the masculine variant of Jocelyn, Joslin is translated as 'the Goth.' The name origi… | |
| Joss | m | Celtic | The name Joss can be used for both men and women and is a short form of names that begi… |
| Josse | m | Breton | The first name Josse derives as an old French variant of Jodokus or Jodok, which in tur… |
| Josslyn | m | Josslyn is a rare variation of the name Jocelyn, both in English and French, meaning 't… | |
| Jost | m | Breton | Jost is an independent short form of Jodokus and derives from the Latin form of the Cel… |
| Jost-Alexander | m | Jost-Alexander is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Alexander ("the protect… | |
| Jost-Christian | m | Jost-Christian is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Christian ("follower of… | |
| Jost-Dietmar | m | Currently, there are no details available regarding the meaning | |
| Jost-Guido | m | Jost-Guido is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Guido ("the one from the fo… | |
| Jost-Henrich | m | Jost-Henrich is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Henrich ("the master of t… | |
| Jost-Hinrich | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Jost-Holger | m | Currently, there are no indications of the meaning available | |
| Jost-Jürgen | m | Jost-Jürgen is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Jürgen ("the farmer") | |
| Jost-Peter | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Jost-Tilo | m | Jost-Tilo is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Tilo ("the man of the people") | |
| Jost-Ullrich | m | Jost-Ullrich is a double name combining Jost ("the lord") and Ullrich ("the rich, power… | |
| Jost-Werner | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning of the name | |
| Jostein | m | Scandinavian | The name Jostein, a younger form of Josteinn, can be directly translated into English a… |
| Josu | m | Basque | Josu is a Basque variant of the name Jesus and traces back to the biblical spelling of … |
| Josua | m | Biblical | Josua is a biblical name of Hebrew origin |
| Josua-David | m | Josua-David is a double name combining Josua ("JHWH is help") and David ("the beloved") | |
| Josue | m | The name Josue, or Josué, is a translation of the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (jəhôšua‛) and… | |
| Josuel | m | Hebrew | The name Josuel is a development of the names Josue and Jose, enhanced by the suffix "-… |