Jack
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Jack is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 19th for boys in the UK (1,945 babies) and 15th for boys in the US (8,748 babies).
What does Jack mean?
Hebrew: medieval English pet form of John
“God is gracious”
Jack grew out of Jankin, a medieval pet form of John, and became a byword for any working man.
- Say it
- JAK
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jack a girl's or a boy's name?
Jack is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,945 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 8,748 boys in the US.
How popular is Jack in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #19among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,945about 1 in 150 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 8.7%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,945 boys in the UK were named Jack, making it the 19th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11,454 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Jack since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Jack in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 24th in England and Wales, 13th in Scotland and 2nd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#39), 1914 (#30), 1924 (#33), 1934 (#52), 1944 (#81), 1984 (#74), 1994 (#3), 2004 (#1), 2014 (#2) and 2024 (#22).
Jack in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,945 | #19 |
| 2024 | 2,088 | #18 |
| 2023 | 2,384 | #16 |
| 2022 | 2,942 | #13 |
| 2021 | 3,422 | #7 |
| 2020 | 3,429 | #9 |
| 2019 | 4,059 | #6 |
| 2018 | 4,611 | #4 |
| 2017 | 4,902 | #4 |
| 2016 | 5,485 | #3 |
| 2015 | 6,197 | #2 |
| 2014 | 6,672 | #2 |
| 2013 | 7,100 | #2 |
| 2012 | 7,079 | #3 |
| 2011 | 7,799 | #2 |
| 2010 | 7,996 | #2 |
| 2009 | 8,145 | #1 |
| 2008 | 9,102 | #1 |
| 2007 | 8,643 | #1 |
| 2006 | 8,786 | #1 |
| 2005 | 8,410 | #1 |
| 2004 | 9,442 | #1 |
| 2003 | 10,171 | #1 |
| 2002 | 10,304 | #1 |
| 2001 | 10,217 | #1 |
| 2000 | 10,247 | #1 |
| 1999 | 11,013 | #1 |
| 1998 | 10,846 | #1 |
| 1997 | 11,163 | #1 |
| 1996 | 11,454 | #1 |
How popular is Jack in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #15among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8,748about 1 in 200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8,748 boys in the US were named Jack, making it the 15th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 21st. Its busiest year was 1927, with 12,802 boys. 6 girls were also named Jack in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jack in the US since 1880 were born between 1930 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jack in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,748 | #15 |
| 2024 | 8,472 | #15 |
| 2023 | 8,715 | #14 |
| 2022 | 8,936 | #15 |
| 2021 | 9,568 | #11 |
| 2020 | 8,945 | #21 |
| 2019 | 9,404 | #19 |
| 2018 | 8,894 | #28 |
| 2017 | 8,477 | #36 |
| 2016 | 8,430 | #38 |
| 2015 | 8,514 | #40 |
| 2014 | 8,753 | #41 |
| 2013 | 8,577 | #40 |
| 2012 | 7,941 | #46 |
| 2011 | 8,185 | #45 |
| 2010 | 8,520 | #45 |
| 2009 | 9,029 | #42 |
| 2008 | 9,897 | #39 |
| 2007 | 10,671 | #38 |
| 2006 | 10,837 | #36 |
| 2005 | 10,906 | #34 |
| 2004 | 9,580 | #42 |
| 2003 | 9,318 | #45 |
| 2002 | 9,000 | #44 |
| 2001 | 8,149 | #48 |
| 2000 | 8,125 | #46 |
| 1999 | 7,385 | #52 |
| 1998 | 6,376 | #61 |
| 1997 | 4,984 | #76 |
| 1996 | 4,245 | #89 |
| 1995 | 3,448 | #110 |
| 1994 | 2,781 | #127 |
| 1993 | 2,425 | #143 |
| 1992 | 2,070 | #154 |
| 1991 | 1,949 | #166 |
| 1990 | 1,838 | #166 |
| 1989 | 1,716 | #178 |
| 1988 | 1,655 | #171 |
| 1987 | 1,656 | #164 |
| 1986 | 1,522 | #175 |
| 1985 | 1,523 | #176 |
| 1984 | 1,483 | #173 |
| 1983 | 1,526 | #172 |
| 1982 | 1,620 | #166 |
| 1981 | 1,616 | #166 |
| 1980 | 1,627 | #158 |
| 1979 | 1,582 | #161 |
| 1978 | 1,579 | #156 |
| 1977 | 1,672 | #149 |
| 1976 | 1,662 | #149 |
| 1975 | 1,742 | #142 |
| 1974 | 1,648 | #149 |
| 1973 | 1,850 | #138 |
| 1972 | 1,899 | #142 |
| 1971 | 2,364 | #132 |
| 1970 | 2,564 | #129 |
| 1969 | 2,606 | #122 |
| 1968 | 2,692 | #110 |
| 1967 | 2,782 | #112 |
| 1966 | 2,964 | #107 |
| 1965 | 3,199 | #104 |
| 1964 | 3,809 | #99 |
| 1963 | 3,814 | #102 |
| 1962 | 4,170 | #99 |
| 1961 | 4,639 | #90 |
| 1960 | 4,918 | #85 |
| 1959 | 5,015 | #85 |
| 1958 | 5,301 | #80 |
| 1957 | 6,024 | #67 |
| 1956 | 6,051 | #66 |
| 1955 | 6,200 | #60 |
| 1954 | 6,475 | #57 |
| 1953 | 6,540 | #57 |
| 1952 | 6,937 | #52 |
| 1951 | 7,004 | #48 |
| 1950 | 6,840 | #48 |
| 1949 | 7,128 | #47 |
| 1948 | 7,612 | #43 |
| 1947 | 8,507 | #37 |
| 1946 | 7,801 | #35 |
| 1945 | 6,857 | #32 |
| 1944 | 7,253 | #30 |
| 1943 | 7,398 | #34 |
| 1942 | 7,365 | #34 |
| 1941 | 6,950 | #32 |
| 1940 | 7,048 | #29 |
| 1939 | 7,306 | #26 |
| 1938 | 8,144 | #25 |
| 1937 | 8,194 | #23 |
| 1936 | 8,857 | #20 |
| 1935 | 9,438 | #18 |
| 1934 | 9,985 | #17 |
| 1933 | 9,838 | #17 |
| 1932 | 10,716 | #17 |
| 1931 | 11,488 | #15 |
| 1930 | 12,430 | #14 |
| 1929 | 12,167 | #14 |
| 1928 | 12,494 | #15 |
| 1927 | 12,802 | #16 |
| 1926 | 12,195 | #16 |
| 1925 | 12,011 | #17 |
| 1924 | 11,921 | #17 |
| 1923 | 11,190 | #17 |
| 1922 | 10,847 | #18 |
| 1921 | 10,757 | #18 |
| 1920 | 9,599 | #20 |
| 1919 | 8,263 | #21 |
| 1918 | 8,341 | #21 |
| 1917 | 6,875 | #22 |
| 1916 | 6,161 | #26 |
| 1915 | 5,749 | #27 |
| 1914 | 4,485 | #27 |
| 1913 | 3,538 | #28 |
| 1912 | 2,870 | #28 |
| 1911 | 1,668 | #25 |
| 1910 | 1,576 | #23 |
| 1909 | 1,150 | #27 |
| 1908 | 1,086 | #27 |
| 1907 | 1,019 | #26 |
| 1906 | 880 | #30 |
| 1905 | 907 | #28 |
| 1904 | 908 | #27 |
| 1903 | 831 | #28 |
| 1902 | 743 | #32 |
| 1901 | 645 | #32 |
| 1900 | 1,053 | #27 |
| 1899 | 582 | #35 |
| 1898 | 633 | #37 |
| 1897 | 497 | #42 |
| 1896 | 539 | #40 |
| 1895 | 479 | #46 |
| 1894 | 441 | #47 |
| 1893 | 405 | #50 |
| 1892 | 401 | #54 |
| 1891 | 290 | #62 |
| 1890 | 368 | #53 |
| 1889 | 322 | #60 |
| 1888 | 329 | #64 |
| 1887 | 251 | #68 |
| 1886 | 299 | #64 |
| 1885 | 295 | #61 |
| 1884 | 274 | #68 |
| 1883 | 242 | #65 |
| 1882 | 271 | #66 |
| 1881 | 197 | #73 |
| 1880 | 204 | #77 |
Nicknames for Jack
- Jackie
- Jacko
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