Choosing a baby name can be incredibly difficult, especially when you don’t know where to start. If you have a great aunt you love and you want to choose a baby name that starts with the same letter, you can really narrow down your options. There are many baby names for all kinds of letters; however, if you are looking for girl names that start with J, the list below can help you.

Girl names that start with J can have many meanings. 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 its origin in Hebrew and comes from Janica or Jona, which means “God is kind.” Jacquelyn, which can also be spelled Jacklyn or Jaclyn, also has a religious meaning of ‘May God protect’.

For even more options, take a look at our list below to see the meanings behind more girl’s name that start with J. You’re sure to find something that works for you.

Jaabili

Meaning: Full Moon
Origin: India

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: The promise of God
Origin: United States

Jamella

Meaning: The one who is beautiful
Origin: Arabic

Janet

Meaning: God is kind
Origin: French

Janica

Meaning: God is loving
Origin: Hebrew

Jasmine

Meaning: The jasmine flower
Origin: Persian

Jean

Meaning: God is kind
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: He who is fair 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 that is in paradise
Origin: Arabic: Arabic

Jenava

Meaning: Of the female race
Origin: French

Jennifer

Meaning: White
Origin: Old Welsh

Jera

Meaning: Ruler of the spear
Origin: United States

Jessica

Meaning: God contemplates
Origin: Hebrew

Jhalak

Meaning: Spark or sudden movement that is 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 kind
Origin: Greek

Swallow

Meaning: A natural thing with no mixture of artificial things
Origin: Urdu

Jill

Meaning: Powerful and full of life person
Origin: Latin

Jillian

Meaning: Powerful person full of life
Origin: English, Latin

Jilpa

Meaning: A person who gives life to another. A master of life
Origin: Chinese

Jimena

Meaning: Calm, concentration, patience and are complex in nature
Origin: English, Spanish

Jivatha

Meaning: Giver of life
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 tribe of geats
Origin: French, Germanic

Jodette

Meaning: Praised, admired, playful means a woman, one who is considered
Origin: Hebrew

Jolanka

Meaning: Derived from the word Jolan, which means good girl, violet flower
Origin: German, Polish

Jona

Meaning: The God is kind and the dove bird
Origin: Dutch, Japanese

Josephine

Meaning: May God give
Origin: French, German, Hebrew

Joyce

Meaning: Joy
Origin: Australian, Norman, United States

Juana

Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Hebrew, Latin America, Spanish

Judith

Meaning: Praise, praise the Lord
Origin: Hebrew

Judith

Meaning: Young
Origin: Latin, Norman

Juelina

Meaning: Son of Jove
Origin: Latin

Juliana

Meaning: Person with a beard or young
Origin: Brazilian, Slavic, United States

Julie

Meaning: Son of Jupiter; Downy
Origin: Cyprus, Greenlandic, Latin, Russian

juliet

Meaning: They love their life and have an eternal spirit
Origin: British, Cyprus, Spanish

Juska

Meaning: Give shelter
Origin: Norse

Justine

Meaning: Fair
Origin: Latin

Jwahir

Meaning: The golden woman
Origin: African