Jac
Boy · JAK · Hebrew
Jac is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 496th for boys in the UK (87 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Jac mean?
Hebrew: Welsh spelling of Jack, from John
“God is gracious”
Jac is the Welsh spelling of Jack, as the Welsh alphabet has no letter k.
- Say it
- JAK
Is Jac a girl's or a boy's name?
Jac is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 87 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jac in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #496among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 87about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 87 boys in the UK were named Jac, making it the 496th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 451st. Its busiest year was 2004, with 143 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jac in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 2,037 boys in the UK were given Jac or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #22, up from #496 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 444th in England and Wales.
Jac in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | #496 |
| 2024 | 73 | #583 |
| 2023 | 90 | #490 |
| 2022 | 92 | #486 |
| 2021 | 70 | #602 |
| 2020 | 97 | #451 |
| 2019 | 81 | #533 |
| 2018 | 85 | #513 |
| 2017 | 83 | #530 |
| 2016 | 86 | #519 |
| 2015 | 118 | #406 |
| 2014 | 113 | #409 |
| 2013 | 118 | #391 |
| 2012 | 115 | #405 |
| 2011 | 119 | #383 |
| 2010 | 116 | #389 |
| 2009 | 117 | #377 |
| 2008 | 126 | #348 |
| 2007 | 122 | #343 |
| 2006 | 123 | #314 |
| 2005 | 96 | #360 |
| 2004 | 143 | #260 |
| 2003 | 122 | #282 |
| 2002 | 105 | #293 |
| 2001 | 90 | #334 |
| 2000 | 88 | #341 |
| 1999 | 84 | #344 |
| 1998 | 71 | #374 |
| 1997 | 68 | #384 |
| 1996 | 60 | #391 |
How popular is Jac in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Jac, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 1956, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Jac in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,785 boys in the US were given Jac or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #19, up from #5,859 for this spelling alone.
Jac in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,110 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,885 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,434 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,855 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,801 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,385 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,393 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 9 | #2,911 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,819 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
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