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Jw

Boy · jay-DUB-ul-yoo · Modern

Jw is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Jw mean?

Modern: the initials J.W. used as a name

The initials J.W. used as a given name.

Say it
jay-DUB-ul-yoo

Is Jw a girl's or a boy's name?

Jw is a boys' name.

How popular is Jw in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1922, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1919.

Half of all the boys named Jw in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.

1919Busiest: 17 in 19222023
Jw in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20235#12,232
20226#10,855
20216#10,794
20207#9,548
20190–
20189#8,150
20175#12,241
20160–
20150–
20148#8,775
20135#12,129
201210#7,553
20110–
20100–
20090–
20080–
20078#8,909
20065#12,048
20056#10,144
20040–
20035#10,886
20026#9,385
20010–
20000–
19998#7,132
19980–
19978#6,612
19966#7,964
19959#5,922
199410#5,446
19937#6,809
19926#7,414
19916#7,263
19906#7,171
19898#5,608
198811#4,157
19875#6,945
19866#5,920
198511#3,802
19840–
198311#3,629
19825#6,383
198110#3,856
19808#4,493
19795#6,054
19787#4,552
19776#5,121
19768#4,010
197510#3,426
19748#3,835
19730–
19720–
19710–
19708#3,519
19690–
19680–
19670–
19660–
19650–
19647#3,281
19630–
19625#4,031
19610–
19600–
19590–
19580–
19570–
19560–
19550–
19540–
19530–
19520–
19510–
19500–
19490–
19480–
19470–
19460–
19455#3,337
19440–
19436#3,229
19420–
19410–
19400–
19390–
19380–
19370–
19360–
19350–
19340–
19330–
19325#3,774
19310–
19300–
19290–
19280–
19270–
19268#3,137
19250–
19245#4,345
19237#3,465
192217#1,951
19210–
19208#3,207
19197#3,390

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