Choosing a baby name can be incredibly difficult, especially when you don’t know where to start. If you have a great aunt that you loved and want to choose a baby name that starts with the same letter, you can really narrow down your choices. There are many baby names for all types of letters; however, if you’re looking for girl names starting with J, the list below can help.
Girl names starting with J can have many meanings behind them. You can narrow down your choices based on what sounds good to you or what name reminds you of an important person like your Aunt Jocelyn or Josephine. You can also choose a name with a meaning that suits your baby’s personality.
For example, Jenna has origins in Hebrew and comes from Janica or Jona, which means ‘God is gracious’. Jacquelyn, which can also be spelled Jacklyn or Jaclyn, and also has a religious meaning of ‘May God protect’.
For even more options, browse through our list below for the meanings behind more girl names starting with J. You’ll likely find something that speaks to you.
Jaabili
Meaning: Full Moon
Origin: Indian
Jacklyn
Meaning: May God protect
Origin: English, Hebrew
Jaclyn
Meaning: May God Protect
Origin: Hebrew
Jacquelyn
Meaning: May God Protect
Origin: Hebrew
Jae
Meaning: Woman who is like a jay bird
Origin: English
Jalissa
Meaning: God’s promise
Origin:United States
Jamella
Meaning: She who is beautiful
Origin: Arabic
Janet
Meaning: God Is Gracious
Origin: French
Janica
Meaning: God is loving
Origin: Hebrew
Jasmine
Meaning: The Jasmin flower
Origin: Persian
Jean
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Belgian, Hebrew
Jeanetta
Meaning: God is full of mercy and grace.
Origin: French
Jeanice
Meaning: Yahweh is full of mercy.
Origin: Hebrew
Jeevika
Meaning: Water
Origin: Anglo Saxon
Jenna
Meaning: Lady of the people
Origin: Hebrew
Jeffie
Meaning: The one who is fair minded and charming
Origin: English
Jehane
Meaning: God is merciful forever
Origin: French
Jelena
Meaning: New branch or new shoot
Origin: Greek, Russian
Jemilla
Meaning: The garden which is in the paradise
Origin: Arabic
Jenava
Meaning: Of the woman race
Origin: French
Jennifer
Meaning: White
Origin: Old Welsh
Jera
Meaning: Ruler of the spear
Origin: United States
Jessica
Meaning: God Beholds
Origin: Hebrew
Jhalak
Meaning: Spark or a sudden motion you felt
Origin: Indian
Jhansi
Meaning: Wife of a king
Origin: Indian
Jheel
Meaning: Lake that is so calm and quiet
Origin: Indian
Jiana
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Greek
Jibla
Meaning: A natural thing without any mixture of artificial things
Origin: Urdu
Jill
Meaning: Powerful and full of life person
Origin: Latin
Jillian
Meaning: Powerful and full of life person
Origin: English, Latin
Jilpa
Meaning: A person who gives life to other. A teacher of life
Origin: Chinese
Jimena
Meaning: Calm, focused, patient and are complex in nature
Origin: English, Spanish
Jivatha
Meaning: Life Giver
Origin: Indian
Joanna
Meaning: God has shown mercy
Origin: French, Hebrew, Romanian
Jocatta
Meaning: Joy
Origin: Latin
Jocelyn
Meaning: Someone who is a member of a Gauts Tribe
Origin: French, Germanic
Jodette
Meaning: Praised, admired, playful means a woman,one that is regarded
Origin: Hebrew
Jolanka
Meaning: Derivative of the word Jolan,meaning good girl,violet blossom
Origin: German, Polish
Jona
Meaning: The God is gracious and Dove bird
Origin: Dutch, Japanese
Josephine
Meaning: May God give
Origin: French, German, Hebrew
Joyce
Meaning: Rejoicing
Origin: Australian, Norman, United States
Juana
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Hebrew, Latin America, Spanish
Judit
Meaning: Praised, Praise the Lord
Origin: Hebrew
Judith
Meaning: Young
Origin: Latin, Norman
Juelina
Meaning: Jove’s Child
Origin: Latin
Juliana
Meaning: Downy bearded person or young
Origin: Brazilian, Slavic, United States
Julie
Meaning: Jupiter’s Child; Downy
Origin: Cyprus, Greenlandic, Latin, Russian
Juliet
Meaning: They love their life and have eternal spirit
Origin: British, Cyprus, Spanish
Juska
Meaning: To give refuge
Origin: Nordic
Justine
Meaning: Righteous
Origin: Latin
Jwahir
Meaning: The Golden Woman
Origin: African