Boys Names: Meanings, Nicknames


Jonathan

Jonathan became a Top 50 American baby boy name in 1969. In 2010, it was No. 28

Jonas

Jonas was the 4th most popular boy’s name in German-speaking Switzerland in 2010 and the 7th most popular in Norway

Jonah

2,749 American baby boys were named Jonah in 2016, making it No. 150 in popular baby boy names

Jon

Jon, without the h, was a Top 100 American boy name between 1960 and 1974

Johnston

10 American baby boys were named Johnston in 2016 while 72 were named Johnson

John

There have been 21 popes named John, 3 anti-popes and 3 US Presidents

Joel

Joel was a Top 100 American baby boy name from 1967 through 1990

Jody (Boy)

Jody was most popular as a given name for American baby boys between 1968 and 1974. It has since gone to the girls.

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

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