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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaafar | m | Arabic | Jaafar (also Ja'afar) is an alternative spelling of the Arabic name Gafar/Jafar (جعفر) |
| Jaak | m | Hebrew | Jaak is an Estonian and Flemish short form of the biblical Jacob |
| Jaakov | m | Hebrew | Jaakov represents an alternating spelling of the name Jaʿakov (יַעֲקֹב), the Hebrew for… |
| Jaan | m | Hebrew | Jaan means 'God is gracious' and is the Estonian form of Jan, a short form of the bibli… |
| Jaanis | m | The name Jaanis is a derivative of Johannes and carries the meaning 'God is gracious' | |
| Jaanus | m | Finnish | The exact origin of the name is uncertain |
| Jaap | m | Hebrew | Jaap is a Dutch short form of the name Jakob, which has its origin in the ancient Hebre… |
| Jaasiel | m | Jaasiel is a biblical name for boys that derives from the Hebrew name Asahel (עשהאל) | |
| Jabal | m | Arabic | Jabal is a biblical name for boys, whose origins are not clearly defined |
| Jabari | m | Arabic | The name Jabari is a contemporary name for boys with African American roots |
| Jabarie | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jabbaar | m | Arabic | The name Jabbaar, an Arabic masculine name and a variant of Jabbar (جبار), translates i… |
| Jabbo-Jack | m | English | The name Jabbo-Jack has its roots in the Germanic and Old High German languages |
| Jabez | m | Hebrew | The name Jabez (יעבץ) is a biblical Hebrew name for boys, which translates to "he bring… |
| Jabin | m | Biblical | Jabin is a biblical male first name that is a form of Yāḇīn (יָבִין) |
| Jace | m | Jace is a short form of Jason and means 'the healer.' The name has its roots in the nam… | |
| Jacek | m | Polish | Jacek is derived from Jacenty, which is the Polish form of the Ancient Greek Hyákinthos… |
| Jacen | m | American | The name Jacen is a variation of the English Jason and carries the meaning "the healer.… |
| Jacenty | m | Polish | Jacenty is an old Polish variant of the ancient Greek name Hyákinthos (Ὑάκινθος), refer… |
| Jacetan | m | The name Jacetan has its roots in Old High German | |
| Jachen | m | The first name Jachen is a Romansh derivation of the biblical Jacob, whose origin lies … | |
| Jachym | m | Jachym (Jáchym) is the Czech form of the first name Joachim, which traces back to the b… | |
| Jacinto | m | Portuguese | The name Jacinto is the Spanish and Portuguese derivation of the ancient Greek Hyákinth… |
| Jack | m | English | Jack is a historical diminutive of John, which is the English form of the biblical Joha… |
| Jack-Damian | m | The meaning of Jack is 'the daring one', and Damian means 'the fighter' | |
| Jack-Daniel | m | English | Jack-Daniel is a double name combining Jack ("God is gracious") and Daniel ("God judges") |
| Jack-Henry | m | Jack-Henry is a double name combining Jack ("God is gracious") and Henry ("the lord of … | |
| Jack-Jonathan | m | English | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning of the name |
| Jackal | m | English | The boy's name Jackal has its roots in English and has been integrated into Chinese nam… |
| Jackob | m | Dutch | The name Jackob, a Dutch variant of Jacob/Jakob, is derived from the ancient Hebrew Ya'… |
| Jackow | m | Hebrew | Jackow is a boy's name that has Hebrew roots |
| Jackson | m | English | The name Jackson has its origins as a surname and means 'the son of Jack' |
| Jaco | m | Hebrew | The first name Jaco (Portuguese Jacó) is a Portuguese derivation of the biblical Jacob |
| Jacob | m | Hebrew | Jacob is a variant of the biblical name Jakob, which goes back to the ancient Hebrew fo… |
| Jacob-Friedrich | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jacob-Michael | m | Origin of the word Unknown | |
| Jacob-Willem | m | Norse | The name has its roots in North German, North Frisian, Nordic, Norman, and Norwegian |
| Jacobo | m | Hebrew | Jacobo is the Spanish derivation of the biblical Jacob |
| Jacobus | m | The designation Jacobus is a Latinized variant of the biblical name Jacob/Jakob, derive… | |
| Jacoby | m | Hebrew | The name Jacoby is an English form of the biblical Jacob, whose origin can be found in … |
| Jacomo | m | Italian | The masculine first name Jacomo is a Roman, French, and Italian variant of the name Jak… |
| Jacop | m | The name Jacop is a rare variant of the biblical name Jacob | |
| Jacopo | m | Hebrew | Jacopo is the Italian form of Jacob |
| Jacquel | m | Jacquel is primarily seen as a masculine first name, but is also commonly used for women | |
| Jacques | m | French | The first name Jacques represents the French form of Jakob, whose origin can be found i… |
| Jacub | m | Polish | Jacub, a masculine first name, is a Czech derivation of the name Jacob or Jakob, which … |
| Jad | m | Arabic | Jad is a masculine first name that is frequently encountered in Lebanese culture |
| Jadara | m | Danish | The name Jadara has its roots in Old German as well as in Germanic |
| Jaden-Rob | m | There are currently no details known about the meaning | |
| Jadon | m | The male first name Jadon has a biblical and Hebrew origin | |
| Jadoo | m | The name Jadoo has its roots in Hindi, but there is currently no specific word composit… | |
| Jadran | m | Latin | The name Jadran (Јадран) is the Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian variant of Adrian |
| Jadranko | m | Latin | Jadranko (Јадранко) is a Yugoslav variant of the name Adrian, which goes back to the ni… |
| Jaecki | m | English | The name has its roots in German and English |
| Jaemin | m | Arabic | Jaemin, a male first name, is an English derivative of the name Jamin |
| Jaewon | m | Jaewon (Jae-won) is a Korean boy's name, which translates to 'the ruling chief' or 'the… | |
| Jaewoo | m | The name Jaewoo (Jae-woo) originates from Korean and can be directly translated as 'the… | |
| Jafar | m | Arabic | Jafar is an alternative spelling of the Arabic name Gafar (جعفر), which is derived from… |
| Jafet | m | Jafet is a biblical male first name, which translates to "he [God] creates space/makes … | |
| Jaffar | m | Arabic | The name Jaffar, a variation of the Arabic Gafar/Jafar (جعفر), stands for 'the brook' o… |
| Jaffer | m | Arabic | Jaffer is a variant form of the Arabic name Gafar (جعفر) and also means 'the brook' or … |
| Jagadisha | m | Indian | Jagadisha means 'ruler of the world' and is derived from Sanskrit, where jágat (जगत्) m… |
| Jagir | m | Indian | Jagir is an Indian boy's name with roots in the Hindi language |
| Jagjit | m | Indian | The name Jagjit carries the meaning 'Conqueror of the World' and has its roots in Sansk… |
| Jago | m | Hebrew | Jago is essentially a Cornish variant of the biblical name Jacob and is increasingly se… |
| Jago-Jakob | m | Celtic | Jago-Jakob is a double name combining Jago ("God may protect") and Jakob ("God protects") |
| Jagtar | m | Indian | The name Jagtar originates from Sanskrit and means 'the world', derived from jágat (जगत्) |
| Jahan | m | Persian | The name Jahan, which is gender-neutral, has its roots in the Persian word jahân (جهان)… |
| Jahanzaib | m | Arabic | Jahanzaib is a boy's name of Arabic origin, whose exact breakdown of components is curr… |
| Jaheim | m | Arabic | Jaheim is a contemporary African American name for boys, derived from the Arabic words … |
| Jahir | m | Jahir is a male first name that is an Albanian and Bosnian form of Jair | |
| Jahn | m | Norwegian | Jahn is a masculine first name and carries the meaning 'God is gracious' |
| Jahn-Janek | m | Polish | Jahn-Janek is a double name combining Jahn ("God is gracious") and Janek ("God is good") |
| Jahrad | m | Arabic | In Hindi, Jahrad means 'conflict' |
| Jahslove | m | Hebrew | Jahslove is a modern boy's name composed of the Hebrew element 'Jahwe', meaning 'God', … |
| Jahwe | m | Hebrew | The name Jahwe has its roots in Hebrew and is composed of the words 'hajah', which mean… |
| Jai | m | English | Jai is considered a variant of Jay and is primarily an independent short form for names… |
| Jaiden | m | English | Jaiden is a modern English form of Jaden, which is a variant of the biblical Hebrew nam… |
| Jaik | m | English | Jaik is a creative variation of the name Jake, an English short and pet form of Jakob, … |
| Jailen | m | American | The name Jailen is regarded as a form of the name Jalen |
| Jaimen | m | American | Jaimen is a masculine first name that is regarded as a modern English-American form of … |
| Jain | m | Sanskrit | The name Jain originates from the Indian surname and translates into English as 'the fo… |
| Jairo | m | French | The masculine first name Jairo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Jair or the Latini… |
| Jairus | m | Jairus is the Latinized form of the name Iairos (Ἰάϊρος), which goes back to the ancien… | |
| Jais | m | Greek | Jais is a short form of Jaison, which in turn is a variant of the name Jason |
| Jaje | m | The name Jaje has its roots in the Old Slavic term *ȃje, which means 'egg' | |
| Jake | m | Jake is an independent spelling of the name Jack, which is considered an English short … | |
| Jakim | m | Danish | The name Jakim (Яким) is a Slavic form of Yakim, which in turn is a Russian variant of … |
| Jakkrin | m | The name has its roots in Afghan and Thai | |
| Jako | m | Estonian | Jako is a short form of the name Jakob, which traces back to the ancient Hebrew Ya'aqov… |
| Jakob | m | Hebrew | Jakob is a biblical name of Hebrew origin |
| Jakob-Christoph | m | Jakob-Christoph is a double name combining Jakob ("God protects") and Christoph ("the C… | |
| Jakob-Christopher | m | Jakob-Christopher is a double name combining Jakob ("God protects") and Christopher ("t… | |
| Jakob-Friedrich | m | Jakob-Friedrich is a double name combining Jakob ("God protects") and Friedrich ("the p… | |
| Jakob-Jeremy | m | Jakob-Jeremy is a double name combining Jakob ("God protects") and Jeremy ("God elevates") | |
| Jakob-Louis | m | Hebrew | Jakob comes from Hebrew and means 'God may protect.' In biblical traditions, he is also… |
| Jakobus | m | Jakobus is a male first name that originates from the Latinized form of the biblical na… | |
| Jakobus-Walid | m | Jakobus-Walid is a double name combining Jakobus ("God protects") and Walid ("the newbo… | |
| Jakov | m | Jakov, as the Croatian and Serbian variant of Jakob, has its roots in the Ancient Hebre… | |
| Jakow | m | Hebrew | Jakow (Cyrillic Яков) is a Russian derivation of the biblical Jacob, which in turn come… |