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Baby Boy Names: J

There are 234 J- names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are J- names (and variants) 1 to 20. Jacob was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, and Scandinavian, and it was followed in popularity by the English Jackson, Jack, Jaden, Jace, Jadon, Jacoby, and lastly the English name, Jabari. The unusual J- names are Jaap (Dutch), Jacenty (Polish), Jachym (Slavic), Jacinda (English), Jacinta (Portuguese and Spanish), Jacinto (Portuguese and Spanish), Jackie (English), Jacky (English), Jacobo (Spanish), Jacopo (Italian), Jacques (French), and Jade (English).

J- names are very popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1981, 20.148% of baby boys were given J- names. There were 90 J- names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. J- names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2007, 94 J- names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 13.444%. Within all J- names, the Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0955%.

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Jaap ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... variant of Jacob ... an unusual baby name for boys ...

Jabari Popularity Trend of Jabari
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 625 625 ... language of origin is Swahili and it is used ... rather popular as a baby boy name ...

Jace Popularity Trend of Jace
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 199 199 ... used predominantly in the English ... variant form of Jason ... a popular baby name for boys, and it is ...

Jacenty ... largely used in the Polish language ... variant of Hyacinth ... unusual as a baby name for boys ...

Jachym ... primarily used in Slavic and its ... form of Joachim ... not often used as a baby boy name ...

Jacinda ... origin is Old Greek, and its use, English ... variant form of Hyacinth ... uncommon as a baby boy name ...

Jacinta ... origin is Old Greek, and its use, Portuguese and ... variant of Hyacinth ...

Jacinto ... used predominantly in Portuguese and ... derived from Old Greek origins ... variant form of Hyacinth ...

Jack Popularity Trend of Jack
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 38 38 ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... form of John ... a very popular baby boy name, and it is ...

Jackie Popularity Trend of Jackie
from 1900 to 2007. ... used chiefly in the English language ... variant of John ... an unusual baby name for boys ...

Jackson Popularity Trend of Jackson
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 33 33 ... of English origin and it is also used ... son of Jack ... first name is from the surname meaning 'son ...

Jacky Popularity Trend of Jacky
from 1900 to 2007. ... used chiefly in the English language and ... variant of John ... unusual as a baby name for boys ...

Jacob Popularity Trend of Jacob
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 1 1 ... used chiefly in the Dutch, English, and ... Yahweh may protect; holder of heel; supplanter ...

Jacobo ... origin is Hebrew, and its use, Spanish ... variant of Jacob ... a rare baby boy name ...

Jacoby Popularity Trend of Jacoby
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 620 620 ... has its origins in the Hebrew language and ... name is probably from a surname derived from ...

Jacopo ... of Hebrew origin and it is ... form of Jacob ... an unusual baby boy name ...

Jacques Popularity Trend of Jacques
from 1900 to 2007. ... used chiefly in the French language ... variant of Jacob ... rare as a baby boy name ...

Jade Popularity Trend of Jade
from 1900 to 2007. ... used chiefly in the English language and ... jade ... unusual as a baby name for boys ...

Jaden Popularity Trend of Jaden
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 76 76 ... largely used in the English language and ... variant of Jadon ... popular as a baby name for boys, and it ...

Jadon Popularity Trend of Jadon
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 423 423 ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... name was borne in the Bible by Jadon the ...



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for J- Names
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for J- Names
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