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Jack

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
From The Name John
English
Polish
God is gracious

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jack

Pronunciation

j(a)-ck

Famous People

Actor Jack Nicholson, Golfer Jack Nicklaus, Actor Jack Black, Comedian Jack Benny

Celebrity Babies

Son of Maya Rudolph, Son of Kirk Cameron, Son of Denis Leary, Son of Luke Perry, Son of Ozzie Osbourne, Son of Joan Whalley and Val Kilmer, Son of Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid, Son of Tim Roth, Son of Willem Dafoe, Son of Antonio Sabato Jr and Virginia Madsen, Son of Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne, Son of Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, Son of Christie Brinkley, Son of Cheryl Tiegs

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1927 (rank #16, 12,797 births); most recent 2025 (rank #15, 8,748 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1928 (rank #721, 96 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20258,7486
20248,4348
20238,71013
20228,9308
20219,56315
20208,94214
20199,40214
20188,8928
20178,4779
20168,43011

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #1, 10,779 births); most recent 2025 (rank #24, 1,595 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20251,595
20241,711
20231,953
20222,431
20212,847
20202,900
20193,381
20183,988
20174,190
20164,751

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1946 (rank #76, 528 births); most recent 2023 (rank #710, 59 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202359
202269
202184
202075
201970
201887
201785
201685
201582
201482

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #1, 1,151 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2, 475 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025475
2024490
2023561
2022641
2021667
2020597
2019677
2018686
2017685
2016684

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #1, 883 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13, 200 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025200
2024247
2023285
2022342
2021382
2020354
2019449
2018422
2017486
2016491

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #1, 384 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2, 150 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025150
2024130
2023146
2022169
2021193
2020175
2019229
2018201
2017226
2016243

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #3, 201 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5, 152 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023152
2022165
2021201
2020159
2019145
2018135
2017151
2016153
2015133
2014139

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence