Gender
Origin
- French
- French form of Jacob Supplanter.
Supplanter
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jacques
Pronunciation
j(a)-cques, jac-ques
Famous People
Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, Politician Jacques Chirac
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1969 (rank #600, 170 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1932, 80 births)
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #3481, 27 births); most recent 2001 (rank #15348, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | – |
| 2024 | 59 | – |
| 2023 | 56 | – |
| 2022 | 53 | – |
| 2021 | 62 | – |
| 2020 | 68 | – |
| 2019 | 67 | – |
| 2018 | 78 | – |
| 2017 | 67 | – |
| 2016 | 72 | – |
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 2023 (rank #409, 97 births); most recent 2025 (rank #736, 47 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 |
| 2024 | 56 |
| 2023 | 97 |
| 2022 | 62 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2016 | 21 |
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 #7, 15,407 births); most recent 2023 (rank #386, 130 births)
- Girls: peak in 1939 (rank #656, 7 births); most recent 1954 (rank #1406, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 130 | – |
| 2022 | 131 | – |
| 2021 | 132 | – |
| 2020 | 109 | – |
| 2019 | 123 | – |
| 2018 | 148 | – |
| 2017 | 139 | – |
| 2016 | 109 | – |
| 2015 | 106 | – |
| 2014 | 76 | – |
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 2006 (rank #385, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #559, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 2023 (rank #249, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 1969 (rank #314, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
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