759 Boy Names That Start With J

We’re travelling through the alphabet in search of name perfection, and the letter J is a solid 10 out of 10.

It’s a familiar and popular letter, but don’t be fooled. The letter J also has plenty of unique and left-of-centre options that don’t run rampant in the school yard.

If you have your heart set on a name beginning with J, we’ve dived headfirst into the ABCs of baby-naming to unearth a hefty list of monikers that start with the 10th letter of the alphabet. We also asked the huge online Mum’s Grapevine community to share their favourites.

J boy names with a theme

You can find great inspiration from themes, and the letter J brings the goods with plenty of hip options to boot.

Some are nature-based without being  overly obvious, others have a celebrity stamp of approval and some are just too cool for school.

• Nature: Jasper, Jorah, Jay, Jet, Juniper
• Uber cool: Jaxon, Jett, Jiles, Jameson, Jace
• Biblical: Jeremiah, Jonah, Jude, Jeremy, John
• Gender neutral: Jessie, Jean, Jami, Jade
• One-syllable: Jai, Jack, Joe, Jere, Jad, Jair, Jake

Boy nicknames that start with J

Australians just love to shorten or Aussie-fy a name, so it makes sense that we’re comfortable in giving our babies a nickname as their actual name. Nope, Johnny is not short for John, thank you very much!

J has some real gems – could something short and sharp be on your shortlist?

• Jordy
• JC
• Johnny
• Jules
• Joey
• Jon

Iconic J names for boys

Pay homage to a living legend from sport, music or popular culture with a name starting with J. Plus, it adds an extra bit of twinkle in the response to the question: ‘What was the inspiration behind his name?’

• Jordan
• Jagger
• Jermaine
• Jonas
• Joaquin
• Justin
• Julio
• Jenner

Unique J names for boys

Give your son a truly unmissable name with something unique and oh-so different. Turn heads with these rarer options:

• Jacek
• Javion
• Jacquise
• Jakym
• Juziu
• Jimin
• Jarvorice
• Jino

Celebrities who’ve named their boys J names

• Jan Fran‘s son, Joseph
• Chris Pratt‘s son, Jack
• P!nk‘s son, Jameson
• Sarah Levy‘s son, James
• Peter Facinelli‘s son, Jack
• Ronan Keating‘s son, Jack

More boy names that start with J

If your heart is set on your son having a name starting with J here are (quite a few) to choose from:

Join the conversation

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Lost in the baby name jungle?

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