Girl Names Starting With J

17 US girl names beginning with J, each linking to scored middle, sibling and twin name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.

J names at a glance

In 2025, 4.22% of US baby girls in the Social Security records got a first name starting with J — about 1 in 24, or 67,832 girls in all. That is down from 9.37% in 1990.

Most popular J names on this page
NameRank in 2015Rank in 2025
Josephine#131#53
Josie#250#82
Jade#126#95
Juniper#427#100
Juliette#227#110

The biggest climber on this page is Juniper: #427 among US girls in 2015, #100 in 2025.

Pair a J first name with a middle name that starts differently and the initials stay clear; the middle-name pages mark down a second J.

Girl Names starting with J

This page lists 17 girl names beginning with the letter J that are in real current use in the United States — including popular picks like Josephine, Josie, Jade. The count comes from US Social Security Administration public records: every name shown was given to at least a handful of US babies in the latest year, so this is not a list of invented or one-off spellings.

Open any name to see its pairing page — middle names, sibling names and twin names, each scored for how well it fits. Use the sort control above to switch between A–Z and 2025 popularity. To browse a different letter, go back to all girl names.