Jaci
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAY-see
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,895 for girls
Jaci is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,895th for girls in the US (58 babies).
What does Jaci mean?
Hebrew: short form of Jacqueline, via French Jacques from Jacob
“supplanter”
In Brazil, Jaci is also a separate Tupi name for the moon.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaci a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaci is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 58 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaci in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,895among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 58about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 58 girls in the US were named Jaci, making it the 2,895th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,441st. Its busiest year was 2005, with 221 girls. It first appears in the records in 1934.
Half of all the girls named Jaci in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 574 girls in the US were given Jaci or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #526, up from #2,895 for this spelling alone.
Jaci in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | #2,895 |
| 2024 | 50 | #3,176 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,730 |
| 2022 | 66 | #2,639 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,751 |
| 2020 | 71 | #2,441 |
| 2019 | 81 | #2,249 |
| 2018 | 83 | #2,217 |
| 2017 | 78 | #2,338 |
| 2016 | 89 | #2,168 |
| 2015 | 96 | #2,039 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,781 |
| 2013 | 109 | #1,849 |
| 2012 | 117 | #1,760 |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,540 |
| 2010 | 123 | #1,703 |
| 2009 | 146 | #1,546 |
| 2008 | 134 | #1,664 |
| 2007 | 183 | #1,326 |
| 2006 | 198 | #1,212 |
| 2005 | 221 | #1,074 |
| 2004 | 210 | #1,090 |
| 2003 | 172 | #1,226 |
| 2002 | 156 | #1,263 |
| 2001 | 148 | #1,298 |
| 2000 | 135 | #1,379 |
| 1999 | 149 | #1,250 |
| 1998 | 121 | #1,414 |
| 1997 | 108 | #1,502 |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,700 |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,742 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 1993 | 86 | #1,721 |
| 1992 | 84 | #1,751 |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,812 |
| 1990 | 53 | #2,340 |
| 1989 | 46 | #2,473 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 45 | #2,330 |
| 1986 | 41 | #2,419 |
| 1985 | 35 | #2,703 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 42 | #2,327 |
| 1981 | 55 | #1,935 |
| 1980 | 29 | #3,002 |
| 1979 | 30 | #2,860 |
| 1978 | 37 | #2,390 |
| 1977 | 35 | #2,463 |
| 1976 | 26 | #2,864 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 34 | #2,267 |
| 1972 | 25 | #2,747 |
| 1971 | 28 | #2,599 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,705 |
| 1969 | 21 | #2,916 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 19 | #2,868 |
| 1966 | 27 | #2,307 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,463 |
| 1964 | 23 | #2,599 |
| 1963 | 32 | #2,093 |
| 1962 | 28 | #2,263 |
| 1961 | 27 | #2,298 |
| 1960 | 25 | #2,368 |
| 1959 | 27 | #2,190 |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,907 |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,611 |
| 1956 | 25 | #2,193 |
| 1955 | 12 | #3,376 |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
Names like Jaci
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jordan Noemi Jordyn Mia Jasmine Gianna Gia Leilani Abigail Abby Jade Leah
Other spellings of Jaci
Jaycee Jaycie Jacey Jacie Jayci Jaicee Jasey Jacy Jacee Jaysie
Names related to Jaci
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaci: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaci, updated 20 October 2026.