| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithar | Selflessness; altruism; preferring others | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Iyad | Support, strength; a strong support or protector | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Iyesha | Alive; she who lives; living, prosperous | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Iysha | Alive; she who lives; living, prosperous | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Izaar | Arabic: "wrap, garment, loincloth"; Basque: "star" | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Izatt | Honor, prestige, respect | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Ja’far | Small stream | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jaanah | Paradise, garden; heaven (from Arabic jannah) | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Jabaar | Mighty, powerful; 'compeller' or 'almighty' | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jabiri | Derived from Jabir - 'comforter' or 'one who repairs'; as Jabiri it often denotes 'of/descendant of Jabir' or a family nisba | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jafaru | Small stream; rivulet | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jafarudeen | 'Stream/river of the faith' - compound of Ja'far (stream) + al-/ud-Din (of the faith/religion). | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Jafri | Patronymic meaning 'descendant or associated with Ja'far' (Ja'far means 'stream' or 'small river') | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jahirah | Evident, clear, manifest; sometimes interpreted as outspoken or prominent. | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Jahmahl | Handsome, beauty | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jahmall | Derived from the Arabic name Jamal (جمال), meaning "beauty" or "handsome". | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jainah | Depending on origin: 'paradise, garden' (from Arabic 'Jannah') or 'follower of Jainism' (from Sanskrit 'Jaina'); generally used as a feminine name associated with blessing/grace. | Arabic, English, Sanskrit | Girl | — | |
| Jaineba | Derived from Arabic Zaynab - often rendered as 'fragrant plant/flower' or 'a father's precious jewel'. | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Jal | Depending on origin: 'water' (Sanskrit/Hindi) or a short form of Jalal meaning 'majesty'/'glory' (Arabic/Persian). | Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Jalaal | Majesty, glory, grandeur | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jalaaldeen | Glory of the religion / Glory of the faith | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jalaaluddin | "Majesty" or "Glory of the faith/religion" (Jalāl + al-Dīn) | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jalaaludeen | Majesty/glory of the faith | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jalaaludin | Majesty/glory of the faith (Jalāl = majesty/glory; al‑Dīn = of the religion/faith) | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jaladin | Majesty or glory of the faith (religion) | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jalela | Exalted; majestic; illustrious | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Jamaaladeen | "Beauty of the faith" | Arabic, Islamic | Boy | — | |
| Jamaan | One who gathers; 'gatherer' or 'assembler' (from the Arabic root j‑m‑ʿ) | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jamah | Gathering, congregation, community (also associated with the Somali name Jama) | Arabic, Somali | Girl | — | |
| Jamahal | Beauty, handsome | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jamaludeen | "Beauty of the faith/religion" (from Jamāl 'beauty' + ad-Dīn 'the religion') | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jameal | Handsome; beautiful | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jameelia | Beautiful, lovely | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Jamiia | Often linked to Arabic roots meaning "beautiful" (Jamila) or "gathering/university"; in Swahili similar to "jamii" meaning "community". | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| jamille | Beautiful, lovely | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| jamiyla | Beautiful | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Janania | Not well established; possibly 'God is gracious' (Hebrew link) or 'heart/soul/compassion' (Arabic link) | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Janenan | Beloved; heart or soul; a term of endearment | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| jannah | Paradise; garden; heaven | Arabic, Islamic | Girl | — | |
| Jarat | Uncertain; possible meanings depend on origin - e.g. from Sanskrit jarā ‘aging’, an Arabic root meaning related to ‘neighbor’, or related to Hebrew Jared ‘descent’ | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jareh | Most commonly associated with Hebrew יָרֵחַ (Yareh/Yareach) meaning "moon"; alternatively it can be an anglicized form related to Jared ("descent") or resemble Arabic jarrah (related to wounding/surgeon). | Arabic, English, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Jarha | From the Arabic root related to 'wound' or 'to cut'; often interpreted as 'surgeon' or 'one who wounds/wounded'. | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jarib | From the Arabic root j-r-b meaning 'to try' or 'to test'; connotes 'tested' or 'experienced'. | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jarra | Possibly from Arabic 'Jarrah' (جرّاح) meaning 'surgeon' or 'one who wounds'; in Spanish contexts similar to 'Jarra' (pitcher) or related to 'Jara' (rockrose); also appears as a West African placename/surname. | Arabic, Spanish | Unisex | — | |
| Jasar | Possibly 'brave, courageous' (Arabic) or linked to Turkish Yaşar meaning 'he lives'. | Arabic, Bosnian, Slavic, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Jaseel | Likely 'handsome' or 'beautiful' (Arabic) | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Jashem | Big, strong; large-bodied | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Javad | Generous, open-handed | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Javadd | Generous, liberal, magnanimous | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Javahir | Jewels; precious gems | Arabic | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Arabic-origin name in our dataset.
