1270 Girl Names That Start With J (With Meanings and Popularity)

1270 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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  1. Josephine
    • Origin:

      French feminine variation of Joseph, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "Jehovah increases"
  2. Jane
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  3. Julieanna
    • June
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "young"
    • Juniper
      • Origin:

        Latin tree name
      • Meaning:

        "young"
    • Julia
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "youthful or sky father"
    • Juno
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "queen of the heavens; young"
    • Juliet
      • Origin:

        English from Latin
      • Meaning:

        "youthful or sky father"
    • Jade
      • Origin:

        Spanish
      • Meaning:

        "stone of the side"
    • Juliette
      • Origin:

        French from Latin
      • Meaning:

        "little Julia"
    • Jessica
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "behold or wealthy"
    • Josie
      • Origin:

        English, diminutive of Josephine, feminine of Joseph, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "Jehovah increases"
    • Jennifer
      • Origin:

        Cornish variation of Welsh Guinevere
      • Meaning:

        "white shadow, white wave"
    • Jacqueline
      • Origin:

        French, feminine diminutive of Jacques
      • Meaning:

        "supplanter"
    • Jasmine
      • Origin:

        Flower name, from Persian
      • Meaning:

        "gift from God"
    • Jovie
      • Origin:

        Modern invented
      • Meaning:

        "jovial"
    • Jean
      • Origin:

        English and Scottish, from French variation of Johanna
      • Meaning:

        "God is gracious"
    • Julie
      • Origin:

        French from Latin
      • Meaning:

        "youthful, sky father"
    • Joan
      • Origin:

        English variation of Johanna
      • Meaning:

        "God is gracious"
    • Jemima
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "dove"