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

365 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. JosephineHeart
    • Origin:

      French feminine variation of Joseph
    • Meaning:

      "Jehovah increases"
  2. JuniperHeart
    • Origin:

      Latin tree name
    • Meaning:

      "young"
  3. JaneHeart
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  4. JulietHeart
    • Origin:

      English from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "youthful or sky father"
  5. JunoHeart
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "queen of the heavens"
  6. JuliaHeart
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "youthful or sky father"
  7. JuneHeart
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "young"
  8. JadeHeart
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "stone of the side"
  9. JulietteHeart
    • Origin:

      French from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "little Julia"
  10. JasmineHeart
    • Origin:

      Flower name, from Persian
    • Meaning:

      "gift from God"
  11. JenniferHeart
    • Origin:

      Cornish variation of Welsh Guinevere
    • Meaning:

      "white shadow, white wave"
  12. JosieHeart
    • Origin:

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

      "Jehovah increases"
  13. JacquelineHeart
    • Origin:

      French, feminine diminutive of Jacques
    • Meaning:

      "supplanter"
  14. JoannaHeart
    • Origin:

      Variation of Johanna
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  15. JessicaHeart
    • Origin:

      English, meaning unknown
  16. JennaHeart
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Jennifer
    • Meaning:

      "white shadow, white wave"
  17. JemimaHeart
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "dove"
  18. JeanHeart
    • Origin:

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

      "God is gracious"
  19. JezebelHeart
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "not exalted"
  20. JulianaHeart
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "youthful or sky father"