Popular and traditional Malaysian names that start with “J”, with meanings and origin. 40 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Jamal | Beauty | 👦 Boy | Arabic, English |
| Jamaludin | Beauty of the faith | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Jamilah | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Jane | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Janet | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Janice | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jebat | The legendary Malay warrior Hang Jebat | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Jeff | God's peace (Jeffrey) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeffery | God's peace | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jeffrey | God's peace | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jenny | White wave; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jeremy | God will exalt | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jerry | Spear ruler (Gerald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jess | God beholds (Jessica, Jesse) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Jessy | God beholds (Jessica) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jia | Good; Beautiful (佳) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Jiahao | Pride of the family (家豪) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jian | Healthy; Strong (健) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jiayi | Good and joyful (佳怡) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Jie | Outstanding; Heroic (杰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Jimmy | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jing | Quiet; Calm (静) | 👧 Girl | Chinese |
| Jiwa | Soul; Life | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Joanne | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Joe | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joey | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Johari | Jewel | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| Johnny | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jón | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Icelandic |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joyce | Lord; Joyful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Juliana | Youthful | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Jun | Handsome; Talented (俊) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |
| Junaidah | Little soldier | 👧 Girl | Malay |
| Junaidi | Little soldier | 👦 Boy | Malay |
| June | Born in June | 👧 Girl | English |
| Junjie | Outstanding talent (俊杰) | 👦 Boy | Chinese |