First Names starting with “J”
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Choosing a first name is one of the most beautiful decisions before birth – it stays with your child for life. At Nameberry you'll discover thousands of first names for girls, boys and gender-neutral names, each with origin, meaning and popularity. Browse alphabetically from A to Z, filter by language or theme and get inspired by our top lists and rare names. Whether classic, modern or international: here you're sure to find the name that suits your family perfectly.
Popular first names starting with “J”
First Names starting with “J”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jigme | m | The name Jigme is common in both Bhutan and Tibet and carries the meaning "the Fearless… | |
| Jihad | m | Arabic | Jihad (جهاد) is a masculine name of Arabic origin |
| Jihane | f | The name Jihane is a feminine form of the Persian name Jahan | |
| Jihen | f | Persian | Jihen is a Maghrebi girl's name with Persian roots and is derived from Jahan |
| Jiho | m | Jiho is a first name that can be both masculine and feminine and originates from Korean | |
| Jihoon | m | Jihoon (Ji-Hoon) is a Korean boy's name that is considered an alternative spelling of J… | |
| Jihyun | f | The first name Jihyun, for both women and men, is an alternative form of the name Ji-Hy… | |
| Jil | u | Latin | The English girl's name Jil is a strongly shortened form of the English/American names … |
| Jil-Estelle | f | English | The name means 'beautiful star' and is composed of the individual parts Jil and Estelle |
| Jil-Lana | f | Finnish | The Holy One |
| Jil-Luna | f | Latin | The name Jil-Luna combines the meanings of Jil, which means 'the beautiful', and Luna, … |
| Jil-Mae | f | English | Jil-Mae is a double name combining Jil ("dedicated to Jupiter") and Mae ("the beloved o… |
| Jil-Mia | f | Jil-Mia is a double name combining Jil ("dedicated to Jupiter") and Mia ("the beloved") | |
| Jil-Monique | f | French | Jil-Monique is a double name combining Jil ("dedicated to Jupiter") and Monique ("the l… |
| Jila | f | Latin | Jila, an extended pet form of Jil, is a shortened form of Jillian |
| Jilali | m | Arabic | Jilali is regarded as the Moroccan form of Jalal or Djalal |
| Jilia | f | Latin | Jilia is an extended pet form of Jil, which is considered a shortened form of Jillian a… |
| Jiline | f | Latin | Jiline is regarded as a shortened English form of Juliane, which in turn is the feminin… |
| Jilisa | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jiljana | f | Jiljana is regarded as a Slavic variant of Juliana, a feminine form of Julian, which tr… | |
| Jill | f | Latin | Jill is an English short form of the name Jillian, a feminine variant of Julian, which … |
| Jill-Finja | f | English | Jill-Finja is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Finja… |
| Jill-Luna | f | Latin | Jill-Luna is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Luna (… |
| Jill-Marie | f | English | Jill-Marie is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Marie… |
| Jill-Nika | f | Jill-Nika is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Nika (… | |
| Jill-Richelle | f | English | Jill-Richelle is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Ri… |
| Jill-Sofie | f | Jill-Sofie is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Sofie… | |
| Jill-Solveig | f | American | Jill-Solveig is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Sol… |
| Jill-Sophie | f | Jill-Sophie is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Soph… | |
| Jill-Vivian | f | English | Jill-Vivian is a double name combining Jill ("the one from the Julian family") and Vivi… |
| Jilla | f | Latin | Jilla is known as a rare first name that represents an English extension of Jill, a dim… |
| Jilleen | f | Latin | Jilleen is an American variant of the name Juliana, which is considered the feminine fo… |
| Jilliam | f | Latin | Jilliam represents a rare Anglo-American variation of the name Juliana, which is consid… |
| Jillian | f | Latin | The name Jillian is an English variant of Gillian and Juliana, all of which are female … |
| Jillian-Isabella | f | French | Jillian-Isabella is a double name combining Jillian ("dedicated to Jupiter") and Isabel… |
| Jilly | f | Latin | Jilly serves as a pet form of Jill and is primarily found in Anglo-American and Dutch l… |
| Jilu | f | Origin unclear | |
| Jim | m | Latin | Jim is known as a pet form of James, which in turn goes back to the biblical name Jacob |
| Jim-Luis | m | English | Jim-Luis is a double name combining Jim ("God may protect") and Luis ("the famous warri… |
| Jimella | f | Arabic | Jimella is a rare female first name, the origin of which cannot be definitively determined |
| Jimena | f | Basque | The name Jimena, as the female counterpart of Jimeno, has its roots in the Middle Ages … |
| Jimi | m | Jimi is a diminutive of James, an English variant of the biblical name Jacob | |
| Jimi-Blue | m | English | Jimi-Blue is a double name combining Jimi ("God may protect") and Blue ("blue") |
| Jimin | u | The name Jimin (Ji-Min) is a unisex name of Korean origin | |
| Jimiyi | m | African | The name means 'born during a summer' |
| Jimmaka | f | Arabic: the blessed one | |
| Jimmi | m | Latin | The name Jimmi is a spelling variant of Jimmy and a pet form of James, the English equi… |
| Jimmie | m | Latin | The name Jimmie is a diminutive of James, an English variant of the biblical name Jacob |
| Jimmy | m | Latin | Jimmy, a male first name, is a diminutive of the name James, which is also an English f… |
| Jimmy-Dean | m | English | Jimmy-Dean is a double name combining Jimmy ("God may protect") and Dean ("the valley d… |
| Jimnah | m | Hebrew | 1 |
| Jimon | m | Japanese | The name 'Jimon' is derived from 'Jimin' and stands for 'The beauty' as well as 'handsome' |
| Jimson | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jimtavis | m | Celtic | The name is a combination of James and Tavis/Tavish |
| Jin | m | Chinese | Jin is a first name that is common in both Chinese and Japanese cultures |
| Jina | f | English | Jina is an African name for girls, which translates to "the one who walks." The name ha… |
| Jina-Jette | f | Jina-Jette is a double name combining Jina ("the one who walks") and Jette ("the mistre… | |
| Jinan | f | Arabic | The name Jinan (جِنَان) is used for both women and men and means 'the heavenly garden' … |
| Jinda | f | Persian | The name Jinda, which is used for both boys and girls in the Kurdish region, has the me… |
| Jindra | f | The name Jindra derives from Jindřiška and Jindřich and means "the master/mistress of t… | |
| Jinelle | f | Celtic | The name Jinelle is an American derivation of Jenelle and traces back to the names Jenn… |
| Jinen | m | Arabic | The meaning of Jinen is the same as that of Jinan (جِنَان): 'the heavenly garden' or 'p… |
| Jinger | f | Latin | Jinger is understood as the English spelling of Ginger, which is a diminutive form of t… |
| Jingyu | f | Origin of the word unknown | |
| Jinjer | f | Origin unknown | |
| Jinjin | f | Chinese | The name Jinjin also comes from Chinese and literally means "the Golden." It is made up… |
| Jinny | f | Latin | Jinny is a variant of Ginny ("the virgin") |
| Jinpa | m | The name Jinpa has Tibetan roots and is made up of various Tibetan words | |
| Jintana | f | The name Jintana is a Thai girl's name whose exact etymological composition is not spec… | |
| Jinti | f | English | The name Jinti has its origins in Sanskrit and means approximately 'the flowery one' |
| Jinwoo | m | The name Jinwoo (Jin-Woo) is of Korean origin | |
| Jinx | u | Jinx is an English variant of the name Jynx, which comes from Greek mythology | |
| Jinzan | m | The boy's name Jinzan has Kurdish roots, with the exact composition of the words not ye… | |
| Jionni | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jiovannie | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Jip | m | Jip is considered a Frisian-Dutch diminutive of Gijsbert and Gijsberta, both of which a… | |
| Jiraiya | m | Japanese | The name Jiraiya originates from Japan and literally means "the young thunder" or "the … |
| Jiraphat | m | The name Jiraphat has Thai roots and is composed of the words 'Jira', meaning 'for a lo… | |
| Jiraphorn | f | The name Jiraphorn has its roots in the Thai language and is composed of the words 'Jir… | |
| Jiri | u | Jiri (correct spelling Jiří) is the Czech equivalent of the name Georg and symbolizes '… | |
| Jirina | f | The name Jiřina, the feminine variant of Jiří, originates from Czech and carries the me… | |
| Jirina-Natalie | f | Jirina-Natalie is a double name combining Jirina ("the farmer's wife") and Natalie ("bo… | |
| Jirka | m | The first name Jirka, also known as Jirko in the vocative, originates from Czech and is… | |
| Jirki | m | The name Jirki has a profound meaning, as it consists of two Tibetan words: 'Jir', whic… | |
| Jirko | m | Jirko is a masculine first name that became popular in the 1960s as a Czech diminutive … | |
| Jiro | m | Japanese | Jiro (also Jirō) is a Japanese boy's name, meaning 'the second son' or 'the second-born' |
| Jischai | m | Hebrew | The name Jischai has Hebrew roots, although the exact word components are not documented |
| Jiselle | f | English | The first name Jiselle is a contemporary variant of Giselle and traces back to Gisela |
| Jiska | f | Aramaic | The name Jiska, derived from Hebrew יִסְכָּה, has biblical roots, and its meaning has n… |
| Jisoo | f | Jisoo (Ji-Soo) is a spelling variation of the Korean name Jisu (Ji-Su) | |
| Jisun | f | The name comes from Korean | |
| Jitka | f | Jitka represents an old Czech variant of Judith | |
| Jitro | m | Hebrew | Jitro is a variant form of Jethro and traces back to the biblical name Yitro (יִתְרוֹ) |
| Jittakorn | m | The name Jittakorn has Thai roots and is composed of various Thai words, which, however… | |
| Jitu | m | African | The name Jitu has African origins and literally means 'the giant' |
| Jitzchak | m | Hebrew | Jitzchak is a Jewish form of the biblical name Isaac, derived from the Ancient Greek de… |
| Jivan | m | Indian | The name Jivan comes from the Sanskrit jīvá (जीव) and carries the meaning 'the life' or… |
| Jivin | m | Indian | The name Jivin comes from India and directly translates to 'the Life Giver' or 'the Lif… |
| Jiwon | f | Jiwon (Ji-won) is a female first name of Korean origin | |
| Jiya | f | The name Jiya, a girl's name of Indian origin, can be directly translated as "the livin… |