NameTides

Jj

Jj was the #3,089 boys' name in the US in 2025 (39 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales.

Jj as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jj as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Jj as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,089 (39)#1,705 (15)#372 (10)—
2024#3,161 (38)#2,264 (10)#374 (10)—
2023#3,228 (37)#2,008 (11)#472 (7)—
2022#3,100 (39)#1,179 (23)#367 (11)#2,810 (5)
2021#3,651 (30)#1,516 (16)#498 (6)—
2020#3,918 (26)#2,076 (10)——
2019#5,340 (17)#2,104 (10)#646 (4)—
2018#3,240 (35)#2,445 (8)——
2017#4,935 (19)#2,324 (9)——
2016#3,990 (26)#1,431 (18)——
2015#4,407 (22)#1,902 (12)#615 (4)#2,715 (5)
2014#5,066 (18)#2,079 (10)#609 (4)—
2013#4,804 (19)#2,660 (7)——
2012#4,251 (23)#2,721 (7)#548 (5)—
2011#8,079 (9)#3,300 (5)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,089.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1963.

How common is it?

about 1 in 43,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Jj is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 33,000 to 1 in 47,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jj by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: #561UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Jj (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JjCanadaBoys—too few
JjEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
JjIrelandBoys#37210
J.j.IrelandBoys—too few
JjNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JjNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JjUSBoys#3,08939