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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeronimo | m | Jeronimo, known in Spanish and Portuguese as Jerónimo and in Brazilian Portuguese as Je… | |
| Jeronimus | m | Latin | The first name Jeronimus has its origins in ancient Greek and is a variant of the name … |
| Jeroným | m | The name Jeroným has its roots in Ancient Greek and means something like 'holy name.' T… | |
| Jerran | m | Origin is unknown | |
| Jerre | m | The name Jerre has its roots in Old High German, but a specific word composition has no… | |
| Jerrik | m | Norse | Jerrik is a Danish form of Erik and means 'the sole ruler' |
| Jerrimy | m | Jerrimy is a variant of the name Jeremy, which is known as the English form of Jeremia … | |
| Jerrit | m | The name Jerrit means 'the bold spear thrower', 'the strong one with the spear', or 'th… | |
| Jerrod | m | The first name Jerrod is an English variant of the biblical name Jared | |
| Jerroll | m | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Jerrot | m | Jerrot is an American form of the biblical name Jared, whose exact etymology is still o… | |
| Jerry | m | Hebrew | Jerry is regarded as a diminutive of Jeremy, which is an English variant of the biblica… |
| Jerry-Lee | m | English | Jerry-Lee is a double name combining Jerry ("Yahweh establishes") and Lee ("the one who… |
| Jerry-Phil | m | English | Jerry-Phil is a double name combining Jerry ("Yahweh establishes") and Phil ("the horse… |
| Jerusalem | m | Hebrew | The name Jerusalem, in both masculine and feminine forms, has its roots in the eponymou… |
| Jervis | m | The name Jervis has its roots in the Old High German language | |
| Jerzy | m | Jerzy is a male first name that carries the meanings "the farmer" or "the agricultural … | |
| Jerzy-Antoni | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning of the name | |
| Jerzy-Georg | m | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Jerzy-Jan | m | Jerzy-Jan is a double name combining Jerzy ("the farmer") and Jan ("God is gracious") | |
| Jerzy-Wilhelm | m | Jerzy-Wilhelm is a double name combining Jerzy ("the farmer") and Wilhelm ("the strong-… | |
| Jesaja | m | Hebrew | Jesaja, a male first name, has its roots in the Bible and comes from the ancient Hebrew… |
| Jeschua | m | Hebrew | The name Jeschua traces back to the biblical figure Joshua, who is known in the Old Tes… |
| Jesco | m | Jesco is a short form of the names Jaromir and Jaroslav | |
| Jeshua | m | Hebrew | Jeshua and Jeschua are variants of the name Jesus in the Aramaic language and trace bac… |
| Jesko | m | Jesko is a masculine first name of Slavic origin and represents a shortened version of … | |
| Jesko-Marlon | m | The origin of the word is not known | |
| Jespar | m | The meaning of the name Jespar is 'the treasurer' or 'the administrator of treasures' | |
| Jesper | m | Danish | Jesper is the Danish form of Jasper or Kaspar |
| Jesper-Jim | m | Unfortunately, no information about the meaning is currently known | |
| Jesreel | m | Jesreel is a variant form of Jezreel (יזרעאל), a boy's name from the Old Testament | |
| Jessan | m | Arabic | The name has its roots in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish |
| Jesse-Lewis | m | Jesse-Lewis is a double name combining Jesse ("gift of God") and Lewis ("the renowned f… | |
| Jesse-Luan | m | Hebrew | The meaning of Jesse is 'man of Yahweh', while Luan means 'the lion' in Albanian |
| Jessie-Jerome | m | Jessie-Jerome is a double name combining Jessie ("Yahweh is gracious") and Jerome ("hol… | |
| Jesus | m | Hebrew | The boy's name Jesus is the Greek-Latin variant of the biblical Hebrew Joshua, which or… |
| Jesus-Antonio | m | Jesus-Antonio is a double name combining Jesus ("Yahweh is help") and Antonio ("the one… | |
| Jet | m | English | Jet is a form of the name Jett and means 'the Radiant' or 'the Jet Black.' The origin o… |
| Jethro | m | English | Jethro is the masculine form of the biblical name Yitro (יִתְרוֹ) and derives from the … |
| Jetlir | m | The name Jetlir is of Albanian origin and directly translates to 'the free life' | |
| Jetlum | m | Jetlum is a masculine name from Albania | |
| Jetmir | m | Jetmir is composed of the Albanian terms 'jetë' for 'life' and 'mirë' for 'good.' It re… | |
| Jetnor | m | derives from 'jeta' and stands for 'life' | |
| Jeton | m | The name Jeton has Albanian roots and carries the meanings 'life', 'the living one', or… | |
| Jett | m | Jett is a modern English male name whose meaning refers to 'the raven black.' The roots… | |
| Jewe | m | Hebrew | The name Jewe has its roots in the Hebrew language, although its exact meaning remains … |
| Jewgeni | m | Russian | Jewgeni, the Russian form of the name Eugen, carries the meaning 'of good descent' or '… |
| Jeyakumar | m | Jeyakumar is a Sinhalese name interpreted as "the victory of the boy" or "the victoriou… | |
| Jeyanthan | m | Sanskrit | Jeyanthan is a male first name that originates from India and translates into English a… |
| Jezer | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jhang | m | The Luxembourgish variant of Johann | |
| Jhonathan | m | Hebrew | Jhonathan represents a spelling variant of the biblical Jonathan |
| Jhonny | m | English | Jhonny is a variation of the name Johnny and a pet form of Jhon or John, which can be t… |
| Jhordyn | m | No information on the meaning is currently available | |
| Jhun | m | means 'June' in Filipino | |
| Jiacinto | m | Spanish | Jiacinto is a variant of Jacinto ("the hyacinth") |
| Jiale | m | Chinese | Jiale is a gender-neutral first name of Chinese origin |
| Jian | m | Chinese | The name Jian is a gender-neutral first name from China and carries meanings such as 't… |
| Jiang | m | Chinese | Jiang is predominantly a Chinese first name that is traditionally intended for boys but… |
| Jibril | m | Arabic | Jibril is the Arabic version of the name Gabriel and carries the meaning "man of God" o… |
| Jigar | m | The name Jigar is of Indian origin and means 'the brave one' | |
| Jigishu | m | Indian | Jigishu is a masculine first name from Hinduism, whose translation is 'the struggle to … |
| Jigme | m | The name Jigme is common in both Bhutan and Tibet and carries the meaning "the Fearless… | |
| Jihad | m | Arabic | Jihad (جهاد) is a masculine name of Arabic origin |
| Jiho | m | Jiho is a first name that can be both masculine and feminine and originates from Korean | |
| Jihoon | m | Jihoon (Ji-Hoon) is a Korean boy's name that is considered an alternative spelling of J… | |
| Jilali | m | Arabic | Jilali is regarded as the Moroccan form of Jalal or Djalal |
| Jim | m | Latin | Jim is known as a pet form of James, which in turn goes back to the biblical name Jacob |
| Jim-Luis | m | English | Jim-Luis is a double name combining Jim ("God may protect") and Luis ("the famous warri… |
| Jimi | m | Jimi is a diminutive of James, an English variant of the biblical name Jacob | |
| Jimi-Blue | m | English | Jimi-Blue is a double name combining Jimi ("God may protect") and Blue ("blue") |
| Jimiyi | m | African | The name means 'born during a summer' |
| Jimmi | m | Latin | The name Jimmi is a spelling variant of Jimmy and a pet form of James, the English equi… |
| Jimmie | m | Latin | The name Jimmie is a diminutive of James, an English variant of the biblical name Jacob |
| Jimmy | m | Latin | Jimmy, a male first name, is a diminutive of the name James, which is also an English f… |
| Jimmy-Dean | m | English | Jimmy-Dean is a double name combining Jimmy ("God may protect") and Dean ("the valley d… |
| Jimnah | m | Hebrew | 1 |
| Jimon | m | Japanese | The name 'Jimon' is derived from 'Jimin' and stands for 'The beauty' as well as 'handsome' |
| Jimson | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jimtavis | m | Celtic | The name is a combination of James and Tavis/Tavish |
| Jin | m | Chinese | Jin is a first name that is common in both Chinese and Japanese cultures |
| Jinen | m | Arabic | The meaning of Jinen is the same as that of Jinan (جِنَان): 'the heavenly garden' or 'p… |
| Jinpa | m | The name Jinpa has Tibetan roots and is made up of various Tibetan words | |
| Jinwoo | m | The name Jinwoo (Jin-Woo) is of Korean origin | |
| Jinzan | m | The boy's name Jinzan has Kurdish roots, with the exact composition of the words not ye… | |
| Jionni | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jiovannie | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jip | m | Jip is considered a Frisian-Dutch diminutive of Gijsbert and Gijsberta, both of which a… | |
| Jiraiya | m | Japanese | The name Jiraiya originates from Japan and literally means "the young thunder" or "the … |
| Jiraphat | m | The name Jiraphat has Thai roots and is composed of the words 'Jira', meaning 'for a lo… | |
| Jirka | m | The first name Jirka, also known as Jirko in the vocative, originates from Czech and is… | |
| Jirki | m | The name Jirki has a profound meaning, as it consists of two Tibetan words: 'Jir', whic… | |
| Jirko | m | Jirko is a masculine first name that became popular in the 1960s as a Czech diminutive … | |
| Jiro | m | Japanese | Jiro (also Jirō) is a Japanese boy's name, meaning 'the second son' or 'the second-born' |
| Jischai | m | Hebrew | The name Jischai has Hebrew roots, although the exact word components are not documented |
| Jitro | m | Hebrew | Jitro is a variant form of Jethro and traces back to the biblical name Yitro (יִתְרוֹ) |
| Jittakorn | m | The name Jittakorn has Thai roots and is composed of various Thai words, which, however… | |
| Jitu | m | African | The name Jitu has African origins and literally means 'the giant' |
| Jitzchak | m | Hebrew | Jitzchak is a Jewish form of the biblical name Isaac, derived from the Ancient Greek de… |
| Jivan | m | Indian | The name Jivan comes from the Sanskrit jīvá (जीव) and carries the meaning 'the life' or… |