Why did the Duggars decide to name all their kids names that begin with J?

Answer 1

• They named them all with J's because Josh was born first, followed by the twins Jana and John David and both began with J and didn't want to leave out a kid if named with different letter if they ever stopped having children.

• The first child was named Joshua after the historical figure. Jana and John David had just been names that they liked and thought sounded good together. After that the Duggars were afraid the next child may be their last and didn't want them to feel left out or excluded, so they were named with a "J".

• Because they really liked the name Joshua then they had twins and loved the names Jana and John-David. And they thought if they only had 1 more child they didn't want to leave that one out.

Answer 2

Joshua was a name they chose because of a Biblical figure. Jana and John-David (the first set of twins) were just names they liked, and coincidentally started with a 'J'. Michelle actually miscarried their second child, who would've been named "Caleb," which, as you can tell, is not a 'J' name. When they had their fourth child they decided to go with a 'J' name so if that baby was their last, it wouldn't feel left out. Since they never knew which baby would be their last, they just continued the 'J' tradition for all 19.

Answer 3

Joshua is named after a biblical figure, but Jana and John-David were just names that the Duggars liked.

Michelle and Jim Bob have explained in multiple interviews that once they had three J's, they didn't want the fourth baby to feel left out, in case that baby turned out to be the last. So the J's continued...and continued... and continued even more....

Answer 4

It was pure coincidence that the three oldest kids (Josh, Jana, and John-David) had "J" names. Michelle actually had a miscarriage after Josh, and they were going to name the baby "Caleb," which, as you can tell, is not a "J" name. However, once they realized they had 3 "J" children, they decided to roll with it. They didn't know how many children they were going to have, and they didn't want their last kid to be their fourth and name them something that didn't start with a "J," then leave them feeling left out. That same principle applied to the rest of their kids, and they ended up with 19 children whose names all start with "J."

Answer 5

All of the Duggar's kids names begin with J, so the answer is 19.