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Jacques
Pronounced /ʒæk/
Rank in 2024
#2,374
Born in 2024
59
Peak year
1969 · #603
Origin
French
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 59 boys were named Jacques, about 1 in every 29,073.
- It peaked in 1969 with 170 babies, ranked #603.
- It first shows up in the records in 1888.
- 9,652 boys have been named Jacques since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Jacques per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 558 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 572 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,599 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 2,093 babies, 0.08 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,219 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,768 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 815 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
- A male given name from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], feminine equivalent Jacqueline, equivalent to English Jacob.
- A surname from given name.
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- /ʒæk/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Jacques, CC BY-SA 4.0.