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Jaq

Gender
Boy
Say it
JAK
Origin
Modern

Jaq is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

Where does Jaq come from?

Modern: short respelling of Jack or Jacques

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Is Jaq a girl's or a boy's name?

Jaq is a boys' name.

How popular is Jaq in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 4 boys.

1996Busiest: 4 in 20002017
Jaq in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20171#6,312
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20113#4,837
20100–
20090–
20080–
20074#3,748
20060–
20050–
20040–
20030–
20020–
20013#3,255
20004#2,612
19993#3,043
19981#3,884
19970–
19963#2,949

Names like Jaq

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaq: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaq, updated 20 October 2026.