Boys Names J: Meanings, Nicknames


Job

Job’s rank in 1891 was No. 909, the only year it made the Top 1000 Popular Names in the USA.

Jesse

Ulysses S. Grant’s father’s name was Jesse

Jerzy

In Poland, Jerzy is pronounced YEH-zhih, and the name is totally unrelated to the unisex American name Jerzy, an alternate spelling of Jersey.

Jerry

Between 1934 and 1951, Jerry was a Top 25 American baby boy given name

Jerónimo

Jerónimo was the 7th most popular male name in Colombia in the year 2011

Jerome

More American babies were named Orville than Jerome in 1919, the year J.D. Salinger was born.

Jethro

Jethro only made the Top 1000 American baby boy names in 2 years: 1899 (No. 903) and 1915 (No. 922)

Jerold

Jerold’s popularity as an American baby boy name fluctuated from a high of 404 to low of 991, between 1928 and 1972

Jermaine

Jermaine first appeared in Top 1000 American male names in 1970 at No. 623 and quickly rose to the Top 200. Its popularity declined after 1984.

Jeremy

Jeremy was a Top 20 American male name between 1976 and 1980

Jeremiah

Jeremiah almost made the Top 50 American male names for the first time in 2010, coming in at No. 52, right behind Justin and Jose

Jeffrey

The height of Jeffrey’s popularity was at No. 9 (USA) in 1966

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