Popular and traditional Indian names that start with “J”, with meanings and origin. 72 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabir | Comforter; Restorer | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French | — |
| Jagan | The world | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Makar |
| Jagannath | Lord of the universe (Puri) | 👦 Boy | Odia | Makar |
| Jagdish | Lord of the world | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jagjit | Conqueror of the world | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jagrati | Awakening | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jagriti | Awakening | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jahangir | World conqueror (Persian); A Mughal emperor | 👦 Boy | Urdu | — |
| Jahanvi | The river Ganga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jahid | Striving; Diligent | 👦 Boy | Bengali | — |
| Jahnavi | The river Ganga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jai | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jainil | Victory; Jain lord | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Makar |
| Jalal | Majesty; Glory | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English | — |
| Jamshed | The legendary king Jamshid | 👦 Boy | Persian | — |
| Janak | Father; The father of Sita | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Maithili | Makar |
| Janaki | Sita, daughter of King Janaka of Mithila | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Maithili | Makar |
| Janani | Mother | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Janhavi | The river Ganga | 👧 Girl | Marathi | Makar |
| Jannat | Paradise | 👧 Girl | Arabic | — |
| Jannatul | Of Paradise | 👧 Girl | Bengali | — |
| Janvi | The river Ganga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jasjit | Victory of glory | 🧒 Unisex | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jaskaran | One who does glorious deeds | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jaskirat | Singing God's glory | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jasleen | Absorbed in praising God | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jasmeet | Friend of glory | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jasmita | Smiling | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jaspreet | Love of glory | 🧒 Unisex | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jasraj | King of glory | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Jaswant | Famous | 👦 Boy | Rajasthani | Makar |
| Jatin | One with matted hair (Shiva) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Javed | Eternal (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Javeria | A wife of the Prophet (Juwayriya) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu | — |
| Jay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Makar |
| Jayant | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jayanta | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Makar |
| Jayanti | Victorious; Anniversary | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jayesh | Lord of victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Makar |
| Jeet | Victory | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Makar |
| Jeevan | Life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jeevika | Water; Source of life | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jehangir | World conqueror | 👦 Boy | Persian | — |
| Jhumpa | Sound of anklets | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Makar |
| Jigar | Heart; Liver (beloved) | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Jigme | Fearless | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Makar |
| Jignesh | Curious; Inquisitive | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Makar |
| Jinal | Follower of the Jinas; Spiritual; Devotee of the Jina | 👧 Girl | Gujarati, Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jinesh | Lord of the Jinas | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jinisha | Goddess; Follower of the Jinas | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jishnu | Victorious; Arjuna | 👦 Boy | Malayalam | Makar |
| Jitender | Conqueror of the senses (Jitendra) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jitendra | Conqueror of the senses | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jivan | Life | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jiya | Heart; Life | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Joanna | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Portuguese | — |
| Joaquim | Raised by God; God will establish | 👦 Boy | Portuguese | — |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Jonali | Moonlit | 👧 Girl | Assamese | Makar |
| Jose | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish | — |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew | — |
| Joydeep | Light of victory | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Makar |
| Judith | Woman of Judea; Praised | 👧 Girl | Hebrew | — |
| Juhi | Jasmine | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jujhar | Warrior; Son of Guru Gobind Singh | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Makar |
| Junaid | Soldier; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Jyoti | Light; Flame | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |
| Jyotsna | Moonlight | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Makar |