Jacques
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZHAHK
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #731 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,932 for boys
Jacques is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 731st for boys in the UK (53 babies) and 1,932nd for boys in the US (80 babies).
What does Jacques mean?
Hebrew: French form of James and Jacob
“heel-holder, supplanter”
The French form of James and Jacob; Jacques Cousteau pioneered underwater exploration and filming.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jacques a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacques is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 53 boys in the UK and 80 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jacques in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #731among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 5,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 369% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 53 boys in the UK were named Jacques, making it the 731st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 113 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jacques in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 735th in England and Wales, 762nd in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Jacques in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #731 |
| 2024 | 64 | #650 |
| 2023 | 113 | #401 |
| 2022 | 70 | #597 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 36 | #766 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 33 | #720 |
| 2002 | 53 | #469 |
| 2001 | 47 | #487 |
| 2000 | 45 | #501 |
| 1999 | 70 | #371 |
| 1998 | 62 | #404 |
| 1997 | 63 | #403 |
| 1996 | 58 | #401 |
How popular is Jacques in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,932among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 80about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 80 boys in the US were named Jacques, making it the 1,932nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,069th. Its busiest year was 1969, with 170 boys. It first appears in the records in 1888.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Jacques than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Jacques in the US since 1880 were born between 1962 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 90 boys in the US were given Jacques or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,581, up from #1,932 for this spelling alone.
- Jacques 80
- Jacque 10
Jacques in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #1,932 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2,370 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,516 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,252 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,069 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,128 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,900 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,991 |
| 2015 | 90 | #1,717 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,016 |
| 2013 | 73 | #1,914 |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,958 |
| 2011 | 88 | #1,687 |
| 2010 | 92 | #1,677 |
| 2009 | 89 | #1,730 |
| 2008 | 105 | #1,532 |
| 2007 | 90 | #1,681 |
| 2006 | 102 | #1,492 |
| 2005 | 103 | #1,430 |
| 2004 | 98 | #1,433 |
| 2003 | 110 | #1,281 |
| 2002 | 124 | #1,145 |
| 2001 | 131 | #1,087 |
| 2000 | 129 | #1,085 |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,084 |
| 1998 | 157 | #912 |
| 1997 | 156 | #884 |
| 1996 | 138 | #940 |
| 1995 | 149 | #893 |
| 1994 | 135 | #947 |
| 1993 | 151 | #857 |
| 1992 | 139 | #893 |
| 1991 | 154 | #829 |
| 1990 | 162 | #793 |
| 1989 | 136 | #859 |
| 1988 | 146 | #779 |
| 1987 | 137 | #786 |
| 1986 | 125 | #807 |
| 1985 | 144 | #736 |
| 1984 | 130 | #759 |
| 1983 | 114 | #820 |
| 1982 | 121 | #804 |
| 1981 | 138 | #741 |
| 1980 | 146 | #725 |
| 1979 | 126 | #770 |
| 1978 | 108 | #820 |
| 1977 | 108 | #819 |
| 1976 | 105 | #815 |
| 1975 | 116 | #770 |
| 1974 | 123 | #732 |
| 1973 | 158 | #629 |
| 1972 | 155 | #635 |
| 1971 | 154 | #665 |
| 1970 | 154 | #660 |
| 1969 | 170 | #601 |
| 1968 | 135 | #649 |
| 1967 | 101 | #732 |
| 1966 | 108 | #713 |
| 1965 | 126 | #660 |
| 1964 | 108 | #741 |
| 1963 | 139 | #661 |
| 1962 | 100 | #762 |
| 1961 | 126 | #681 |
| 1960 | 108 | #741 |
| 1959 | 106 | #741 |
| 1958 | 78 | #854 |
| 1957 | 98 | #757 |
| 1956 | 72 | #879 |
| 1955 | 89 | #771 |
| 1954 | 85 | #771 |
| 1953 | 79 | #804 |
| 1952 | 63 | #882 |
| 1951 | 73 | #823 |
| 1950 | 57 | #903 |
| 1949 | 56 | #922 |
| 1948 | 51 | #971 |
| 1947 | 67 | #841 |
| 1946 | 44 | #1,031 |
| 1945 | 37 | #1,055 |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,135 |
| 1943 | 31 | #1,240 |
| 1942 | 33 | #1,214 |
| 1941 | 20 | #1,532 |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,019 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,171 |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,212 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,463 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,247 |
| 1934 | 31 | #1,189 |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,124 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,286 |
| 1931 | 38 | #1,102 |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,151 |
| 1929 | 33 | #1,214 |
| 1928 | 37 | #1,165 |
| 1927 | 42 | #1,098 |
| 1926 | 33 | #1,264 |
| 1925 | 42 | #1,073 |
| 1924 | 52 | #980 |
| 1923 | 46 | #1,041 |
| 1922 | 44 | #1,058 |
| 1921 | 43 | #1,069 |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,020 |
| 1919 | 38 | #1,122 |
| 1918 | 38 | #1,112 |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,479 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,504 |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,306 |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,579 |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,223 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,116 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,090 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #967 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #871 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
Names like Jacques
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamie James Michael Joshua Joel Jude Adam Joey Matthew Jordan Daniel Jack
Other spellings of Jacques
Names related to Jacques
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah Mia Ava Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jacques: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jacques, updated 20 October 2026.