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Jj

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Meaning of Jj: Modern American initialism, often a nickname

Jj is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 2 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3025th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3025

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

767

First recorded 1963 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 8 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 16 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 35 babies2019: 17 babies2020: 26 babies20202021: 30 babies2022: 39 babies2023: 37 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Jj per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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