J

J peaked in England & Wales in 2000 at #1,425, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

J as a boy’s name

  • England & Wales
J as a boy’s name, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1996–2025, for England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.05200020052010201520202025
J as a boy’s name, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1996–2025, for England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.05200020102020
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearEngland & Wales
2022#4,790 (3)
2020#4,608 (3)
2019#3,411 (5)
2017#2,734 (7)
2016#4,023 (4)
2015#3,908 (4)
2014#4,632 (3)
2013#2,954 (6)
2011#3,830 (4)
2010#2,400 (8)
2009#1,981 (10)
2008#3,687 (4)
2007#2,023 (9)
2006#1,744 (10)
2005#2,174 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in England & Wales in 2000 at #1,425.
  • In the England & Wales records since the data begins in 1996.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JEngland & WalesBoys—too few
J.England & WalesBoys—too few