Jaques
Boy · ZHAHK · Hebrew
Jaques is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jaques mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Jacques, the French form of James
“supplanter”
A variant spelling of Jacques, the French form of James; Shakespeare's melancholy lord in As You Like It is called Jaques.
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Is Jaques a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaques is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaques in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Jaques in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaques in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Jaques
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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