12,000+ girl names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or scroll by rank. Click any name for the full picture: pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling ideas, and a teasing-risk score before the birth certificate gets signed.
4,832 girl names starting with J
little Joss, playful one
Englishpowerful, mighty
SwahiliGod is gracious
Americangraceful jaybird
Americanthe jade gemstone
AmericanGod is gracious
Englishblue jay bird plus meadow
AmericanGod is gracious
Czechsymbol of purity, virtue, and immortality
Englishjasmine flower
Persianbaby kangaroo (informal)
Englishqueen of the gods
Romanwhite phantom, fair one
Englishprecious gem, treasure
Americangift of God
African Americanmay God protect
Frenchjazz music + lyn suffix blend
Americanday's work, daily passage
Americanto ascend, to go up
Jewisha day's travel, voyage
Americangarden, enclosed beautiful space
Arabicdaughter of Jove, sky-father
ColombianGod is gracious
Englishbeautiful, graceful
ArabicJay + lake (modern coinage)
AmericanJay + lake (modern American coinage)
Americanmodern blend of Jane and Vanessa suffix
AmericanGeirr's island
Americanmodern invented name; jay bird + lyn suffix
Americanpraised
Englishjasmine flower
Americanjourney, day's travel
Englishborn in June; youthful
AmericanYHWH is gracious
Spanishfair phantom, white wave
Englishelevated by God (from -ayah suffix)
African-AmericanJehovah provides
Hebrewmodern invention, melodic variation
African-Americanyouthful, downy-bearded
Englishauspicious, praiseworthy
Chineseliving being, soul
IndianGod will add, God shall increase
SpanishGod is gracious
Englishfrom Gilan region, noble
African-Americanmodern invented name, victory lake
African-Americanjoyful lake
AmericanGod beholds, foresight
EnglishGod has heard
AmericanGod will increase
Spanishgenerous beauty, abundance
East Africansky father, father god
AmericanGod is gracious
EnglishGod is gracious
African Americanpraised, he will be praised
Englisha days travel, trip
Americanexalted, noble
Swahililittle Goth, from the Germanic tribe
Englishparadise, garden of heaven
ArabicGod will add, God increases
Frenchphonetic initialism (J.C.)
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Olivia has held #1 on the SSA list since 2019. Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, and Sophia round out the top five. Scroll to see the full ranked list.
Luna, Willow, Aurora, and Isla are all climbing fast. They're popular enough to be recognizable but not so common your daughter will share the name with three classmates.
Start with popularity rank — it tells you how common the name actually is. Then check the meaning and origin. Run it through our playground safety score. If it passes, put it in a tournament against your other favorites and see which survives head-to-head.
Eleanor means 'bright, shining one.' Clara means 'bright, clear.' Vera means 'truth' in Latin and Slavic. Names with strong meanings tend to age better than names chosen purely for sound.
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