AHEAD: The ultimate list of “J” girl names.

If you’re looking for a beautiful girl’s name starting with the letter J, you’re in the right place!

Get excited because I’m about to save you a whole lot of time scouring the internet for the perfect J name.

Below, I’ve rounded up every single J name that’s even the slightest bit modern and cool.

For each name, you’ll also find its meaning and current popularity in the United States.

Related: Boy Names that Start with J

Interestingly, there are very few super popular girls’ names that begin with J. There are only two names in the top 100—Josephine and Jade. There are just four names in the top 200—Julia, Josie, Juniper, and June.

As far as name meanings go, there are a few notable trends…

Nine of the names on the list below mean youthful (such as Juliette).

There are a whole bunch of names that mean “God is gracious” (such as Johanna), “Jehovah increases” (such as Josie), and similar variations.

There are also a handful of modern invented names that are relatively popular (such as Jazlyn).

Feel free to use the Table of Contents to jump to a specific style, or keep on scrolling and view all of these adorable girl names that start with J.

Popular girl names that start with J

Kicking off our list of “J” names for girls with some jazzy monikers that are super popular in the United States right now. Most of them are in the top 200.

Jade

• Name meaning: Green stone.
• Popularity: #97

Jasmine or Jazmin or Jazmine

• Name meaning: Gift from God.
• Popularity: Jasmine ranks #141, Jazmin is #637, and Jazmine is #778.

Josephine

• Name meaning: Jehovah increases.
• Popularity: #86

Josie

• Name meaning: Jehovah increases.
• Popularity: #134

Julia

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: #107

Juliana or Julianna

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: Juliana ranks #188 and Julianna is #269.

Juliette or Juliet

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: Juliette is #180 and Juliet is #306.

June

• Name meaning: Sixth month.
• Popularity: #182

Juniper

• Name meaning: Young.
• Popularity: #172

If you like these popular J girl names, you might also like this list of modern girl names or these southern girl names.

Cute girl names that start with J

Jadie

• Name meaning: Green stone.
• Popularity: This “J” name is not currently popular for baby girls in the U.S.

Janie

• Name meaning: Noble or gracious.
• Popularity: This girls’ name starting with “J” hasn’t ranked since 2002.

Jodi

• Name meaning: Jehovah increases.
• Popularity: This baby name that starts with the letter “J” is not currently popular for girls in the U.S.

Joelle

• Name meaning: Jehovah is God.
• Popularity: #765

Jolie

• Name meaning: Pretty.
• Popularity: #720

Jovie

• Name meaning: Joyful.
• Popularity: #922

Juno

• Name meaning: The Roman goddess of the heavens.
• Popularity: This “J” name is not currently popular for baby girls in the U.S.

If you like these cute girl names that start with J, you might also like this list of one-syllable girl names or these outer space names.

Gender-neutral names that start with J

Non-binary names are definitely “in” right now, and I’m all about this! Here are some cool options that start with the letter J…

Jamie

• Name meaning: Supplanter.
• Popularity: This “J” name ranks #710 for girls and #715 for boys. (It’s interesting they’re so close!)

Jayce

• Name meaning: The Lord is salvation.
• Popularity: This “J” name isn’t ranking for girls but ranks #151 for boys.

Jayden or Jaden

• Name meaning: God has heard.
• Popularity: Jayden ranks #37 for boys and hasn’t ranked for girls since 2018.

Jordyn or Jordan

• Name meaning: Flowing down.
• Popularity: For girls, Jordyn ranks #194 and Jordan ranks #435. For boys, Jordan ranks #82.

Jules

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: This name beginning with “J” (which is also a French boys’ name) is not currently popular for baby girls in the U.S.

Julian

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: This “J” name is not ranking for girls but is #34 for boys.

P.S. The boys’ name James also makes a cool middle name for a girl!

If you like gender-neutral baby names starting with the letter “J”, you might also like this list of hippie names or these tree names for girls.

Unique girl names that start with J

Here are some unique baby names starting with J that are uncommon without being too out there…

Jada or Jayda

• Name meaning: Jade stone or ‘he knows’.
• Popularity: Jada ranks #546 and Jayda is #631.

Jaliyah or Janiyah

• Name meaning: God is gracious.
• Popularity: Jaliyah ranks #530 and Janiyah is #719.

Jaycee

• Name meaning: Invented name.
• Popularity: #968

Jayla or Jaylah

• Name meaning: To ascend.
• Popularity: Jayla ranks #301 and Jaylah ranks #732.

Jayleen or Jaylee

• Name meaning: Invented name.
• Popularity: Jayleen ranks #549 and Jaylee is #925.

Jaylin or Jaelynn

• Name meaning: Invented name.
• Popularity: Jaylin ranks #862 and Jaelynn is #979.

Jazlyn

• Name meaning: Invented name.
• Popularity: #547

Jem

• Name meaning: Precious stone.
• Popularity: This girls’ name starting with “J” is not ranking in the top 1000 baby names.

Jemma

• Name meaning: Gem, precious stone.
• Popularity: #583

Journee or Journey or Journi

• Name meaning: Travel or experience.
• Popularity: Journee surprisingly ranks #203, Journey is #298, and Journi ranks #705.

Jubilee

• Name meaning: Celebration.
• Popularity: This baby name that starts with the letter “J” is not currently popular for girls in the U.S.

Justice

• Name meaning: Rightfulness.
• Popularity: #575

Since unique girl names that start with J are a big trend right now, here are a few additional ideas:

Jaelyne, Jana, Jaslyn, Jaye, Jaylyn, Jenelle, Jesslyn, Jette, Joella, Joss, Julina, Justina.

You can also make most J names more unique by adding “lyn” or “ie” to the end of the name.

If you like unique girl names with J as the first letter, you might also like this list of edgy names.

Timeless girl names that start with J

These timeless girl names that start with J have stood the test of time. They don’t tend to evoke any particular decade.

Jacqueline

• Name meaning: Supplanter.
• Popularity: #442

Jane

• Name meaning: Noble or gracious.
• Popularity: #265

Jenna

• Name meaning: White wave.
• Popularity: #548

Jennifer

• Name meaning: White wave.
• Popularity: #434

Jessica

• Name meaning: God beholds.
• Popularity: #399

Jessie

• Name meaning: Wealthy.
• Popularity: #716

Jewel

• Name meaning: Precious stone.
• Popularity: This girls’ name beginning with “J” hasn’t ranked since 2019.

Jillian

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: #961

Jimena

• Name meaning: Son. He has heard.
• Popularity: #510

Joanna

• Name meaning: God is gracious.
• Popularity: #258

Jocelyn

• Name meaning: Member of German tribe.
• Popularity: #268

Johanna

• Name meaning: God is gracious.
• Popularity: #644

Jolene

• Name meaning: Lord.
• Popularity: #474

Joy

• Name meaning: Happiness.
• Popularity: #396

Julianne

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: This girls’ name starting with “J” hasn’t ranked since 2016

Julie or Julieta

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: Julie ranks #614 and Julieta is #615.

If you like these timeless girl names that begin with the letter J, you might also like this list of Victorian girl names.

“J” girl names that are past their prime

Even though these J names are ranking in the top 1000, I personally think they’ve seen better days.

Janelle

• Name meaning: God is merciful.
• Popularity: #670

Jenesis

• Name meaning: Beginning.
• Popularity: #926

Jianna

• Name meaning: God is gracious.
• Popularity: #850 (Much better with a G! Gianna ranks #12.)

Joyce

• Name meaning: Lord or joyous.
• Popularity: #983

Julissa

• Name meaning: Youthful.
• Popularity: #783

Here are a few more that aren’t currently ranking:

Janet, Janice, Jean, Jeanette, Jeri, Joann, and Judy.

(Of course, if you happen to love any one of these “J” girl names, you should choose it for your daughter and forget what I think!)

More baby names for girls

Before we get to middle name ideas, here are a few related articles that may be helpful if you’re still looking for the perfect name.

• 95 Beautiful Names for Rainbow Babies [Girls Edition]
• 99 Gorgeous Three-Syllable Girl Names
• 100 Gorgeous Long Girl Names
• 100 Badass Girl Names + Meanings + Current Popularity

Middle name ideas for “J” girl names

Here are some beautiful first + middle name combinations for a first name that starts with J.

Final thoughts on J girl names

Choosing your daughter’s name is an important decision that should be made with a lot of thought.

Factors to consider include how it will sound with your last name, what it means, what her initials will be, how easy or intuitive it is to pronounce, and whether or not your partner agrees on the choice.

While selecting the perfect baby name can feel really overwhelming at first, the best thing you can do is keep narrowing down your list of names until you find the one that’s just right.

Congratulations and good luck choosing the perfect girl name that starts with the letter J!

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