The Name Jack : Popularity, Meaning And Origin, Popular Baby Names

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Between 1880 and 2022 there were 1,073,293 births of Jack in the countries below, which represents an average of 7,558 births of children bearing the first name Jack per year on average throughout this period. On the last available year for each country, we count 15,884 births.

Other languages : En Français Prénom Jack In Italiano Nome Jack

Information about the first name Jack

The first name Jack is listed in our categories :
  • Icelandic names (boys) Jack
  • icon Names of Stargate SG-1 characters Jack
The first name Jack has been assigned to:99.93% to boys 0.07% to girlsThe country where the first name Jack is the most common is:US United State of AmericaThis first name is on trend: MaleThis first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Jack in Japanese *

Romajijakku
Katakanaジャック
Hiraganaじゃっく
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Origin and meaning of name Jack

US EnglishEtymology src :
  • Inherited from Middle English jakke, from Anglo-Norman jacke, Middle French jaque, jacque, from jacques (“peasant”), from the proper name Jacques. Compare jacquerie.
Etymology src :
  • Transferative use of the personal name Jack.
Etymology src :
  • From Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka).
Etymology src :
  • This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • jack (comparative more jack, superlative most jack)
  • (Australia) Tired, disillusioned; fed up (with). [from 19th c.]
Etymology (Alternative forms) src :
  • jak
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • jack (plural jacks)
  • The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself. [from 16th c.]
  • The related tree Mangifera caesia.
  • Synonyms: white mango, wani
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • jack (plural jacks)
  • (slang, baseball) A home run.
Noun src :
  • Jack (plural Jacks)
  • (informal) A placeholder or conventional name for any man, particularly a younger, lower-class man.
  • (informal, archaic) Ellipsis of Jack Tar., a sailor.
  • (informal, archaic) Ellipsis of Jack Rum., a soldier.
  • A jacqueminot rose.
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: jăk, IPA(key): /d͡ʒæk/
  • Rhymes: -æk
Proper noun src :
  • Jack (countable and uncountable, plural Jacks)
  • A male given name from Hebrew, also used as a pet form of John or more rarely, Jacob.
  • A surname.
  • (colloquial) Jack Daniel's, a brand of Tennessee whiskey.
  • 2009, "Ke$ha" (Kesha Rose Sebert), Tik Tok (song)
  • Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack.
  • An unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States.
  • An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States.
Noun (Coordinate terms) src :
  • Joan, Jill, Jane
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • John, Jacques, Jacob, James
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Despite being a common noun, the word is still treated as a name and capitalized as such. The name is most often used with a descriptive "surname", showing the type of lad intended.
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Jack County
  • Jacksboro
  • diminutives: Jacky, Jackie
  • surnames: Jackson
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Danish: Jack
  • → Swedish: Jack
GeneralEtymology src :
  • From Middle English Jankin, a popular pet form of John; rarely also an anglicized form of French Jacques (equivalent of Jacob and James). It can be also used as nickname for Jacob. Though the name was originally a pet form, it has become more of an independent name. Equivalent to John + -kin, Jake or Jacques.
  • See also Middle French Hennequin, Jannequin and Middle Dutch Janneken.
PT PortugueseEtymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from English jack.
Noun src :
  • jack m (plural jacks)
  • jack (an electronic connector mounted on a surface)
  • (Brazil, slang) A rapist (specifically a male one)
SE SwedishEtymology src :
  • From English Jack. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1883.
Proper noun src :
  • Jack c (genitive Jacks)
  • a male given name
RO RomanianNoun src :
  • jack n (plural jackuri)
  • Alternative form of geac
NL DutchEtymology src :
  • Borrowed from English jack.
Noun src :
  • jack n (plural jacks, diminutive jackje n)
  • jacket
DK DanishEtymology src :
  • From English Jack.
Proper noun src :
  • Jack
  • a male given name

Popularity of the name Jack

Number of JACK births per year

Popularity of the name Jack Popularity of the name Jack

Total births of Jack by country

Births with the first name Jack
Country Boys Girls
USUnited State of America1880 - 2022730,185579
GBUnited Kingdom1996 - 2021182,6430
AUAustralia1930 - 202257,0190
IEIreland1964 - 202222,8650
ONOntario1913 - 201920,7530
NZNew Zealand1900 - 202216,6300
FRFrance1900 - 202214,3060
BCBritish Columbia1919 - 20225,6080
SESweden1998 - 20225,2860
ABAlberta1980 - 20223,9622
BEBelgium1995 - 20222,5620
NLNetherlands2015 - 20222,4970
QCQuebec1980 - 20221,3753
BRBrazil1930 - 20221,220130
NONorway1945 - 20221,0050
DKDenmark1985 - 20228970
NSNew Scotland1920 - 20228710
CHSwitzerland1909 - 20218240
DEGermany2000 - 20226673
CASKSaskatchewan2013 - 20224470
ITItaly1999 - 20213670
PLPoland2000 - 20221810
CLChili2010 - 20211330
ATAustria1984 - 20211150
ARArgentina1922 - 20151110
CZCzechoslovakia1900 - 2016320
PTPortugal2014 - 2022150
Popularity of the name Jack

Total births of Jack by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Jack
Country Boys Girls
USUnited State of America20228,8890
GBUnited Kingdom20212,8470
AUAustralia20221,2920
IEIreland20226410
ONOntario20195510
SESweden20222840
NLNetherlands20222620
NZNew Zealand20222340
BCBritish Columbia20221640
ABAlberta20221590
BEBelgium20221480
QCQuebec2022960
FRFrance2022690
NSNew Scotland2022490
CASKSaskatchewan2022480
DEGermany2022400
CHSwitzerland2021360
DKDenmark2022170
ITItaly2021160
CLChili2021120
ATAustria2021100
ARArgentina201580
NONorway202270
PLPoland202240
CZCzechoslovakia201610

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Personalities with the first name Jack

There are 766 personalities with the first name JackJack London (John Griffith Chaney Lobondon) src

United states of america Screenwriter Writer Poet War correspondent Journalist Travel writer Children's writer Novelist Essayist Prosaist Autobiographer Science fiction writer Diarist

Jack Kerouac (Jean-Louis Lebris De Kérouac) src

United states of america Screenwriter Writer Poet Novelist Prosaist

Jack Ma src

People's republic of china International forum participant Entrepreneur Philanthropist

Jack Black (Thomas Jacob Black) src

United states of america Screenwriter Actor Composer Singer Comedian Singer-songwriter Television producer Film actor Youtuber Musician Guitarist Voice actor Film producer Music producer Television actor

Jack Kilby src

United states of america Photographer Engineer Computer scientist Physicist Inventor University teacher

Jack Lemmon (John Uhler Lemmon Iii) src

United states of america Actor Military officer Comedian Musician Television presenter Character actor Stage actor Film director Television actor Film actor

Jack Lalanne src

United states of america Actor Writer Businessperson Inventor Dietitian Nutritionist Chiropractor Television actor

Jack Wilshere (Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere) src

United kingdom Association football player

Jack Steinberger (Hans Jakob Steinberger) src

United states of america Switzerland Germany Physicist University teacher

Jack Szostak src

Canada United states of america Professor Biologist Biochemist Geneticist Molecular biologist

There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Jack Full list of personalities with the first name Jack

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Jack

There are 6975 actors and actresses with the first name Jack Jack Beeston Jack Bin Jack Morrison Mccool Jack Niccol Jack Corbin Jack O. Berglund Jack Horan Jack Downham Jack Weerts Jack Corcoran Jack Hartman Jack Scanlon Jack Chambers Jack Kaeding Jack Hurst Jack Fowler Jack Meakin Jack Cray Jack Denmo Jack Ritter Jack Bonner Jack Daly Jack Weber Jack Sweeney Jack Sweeney Jack Rovello Jack Rippher Jack Mcelhone Jack Gross Jack Mcginn There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Jack The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Jack

Rankings of first name JACK by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#1IE Ireland2022
#2NS New Scotland2022
#4NZ New Zealand2022
#4CASK Saskatchewan2022
#5BC British Columbia2022
#5AB Alberta2022
#6AU Australia2022
#8ON Ontario2019
#13GB United Kingdom2021
#15US United State of America2022
#38SE Sweden2022
#47NL Netherlands2022
#52BE Belgium2022
#73QC Quebec2022
#251DK Denmark2022
#256CH Switzerland2021
#393NO Norway2022
#436CL Chili2021
#460AR Argentina2015
#477AT Austria2021
#555IT Italy2021
#601PL Poland2022
#667FR France2022
#1007DE Germany2022
#2501CZ Czechoslovakia2016
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name JACK (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around JackJACINTOJACIOJACIONJACIONEJACIPOJACIRJACIRAJACIROJACIVALDOJACIVAN JACK JACK,ANTONIOJACKAMYJACKARYJACKASONJACKAVICHEJACKCELJACKCERJACKCHILDENSKYJACKDANIELJACKDEAN Other girls' names around JackJACIRJACIRAJACIREMAJACIRENEJACIRIJACIRLENEJACITAJACIVALDAJACIVANIAJACIVE JACK JACKALEANJACKALENEJACKALINJACKALINEJACKALYNJACKALYNEJACKALYNNJACKAMINAJACKARRAJACKAYLANames that are phonetically close to JackJAC JACAI JACC JACCO JACE JACÉ JACÈ JACEAJACEE JACEO JACEY JACH JACHA JACHY JACI JACIAJACIE JACIO JACKE JACKI JACKO JACKS JACKY JACKZJACO JACÓ JACOO JACQ JACS JACSO JACU JACXJACY JACYE Find a name Last viewed names JACK BRYCELYNN FATH AYDF ALEXANDRU PIO MARAH LIUBYS GUYLOUSE CHLOE HEMEMAA BEEN MANAKIEL Saints of the DayMarch 14th Today we celebrate... Mathilde MaudTomorrow's Saints :Louise , Louisé , Louíse , Louïse Saints of the Day Calendar TV Shows, Movies and Games icon The Simpsons Video games icon Stargate SG1 icon Rick and Morty icon Game Of Thrones icon Futurama icon Stargate Atlantis icon Pokemon icon Harry Potter icon South Park More themes Cultures and Religions Portuguese (girls) Italian (boys) Basques (boys) Indian (boys) Icelandic (boys) Arabs (boys) Romanian (girls) Briton (boys) Romanian (boys) Jewish (girls) More themes Nature Flower names More themes Others Capitals Internet Browsers French cities More themes All first names' categories

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