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Jac

/ˈdʒæk/ · 100% boys · 15 born in 2025

Jac has been given to about 615 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdʒæk/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 508
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jac per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1956 · 18
  • Born in 202515
  • All time615
  • England & Wales, 2025#445 · 87

How popular is Jac?

Its best year was 1956, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 1910th. The typical living American called Jac is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Jac

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jack0.85
  2. Mac0.75
  3. Jacy0.71
  4. Jax0.70
  5. Jacky0.68
  6. Jay0.65
  7. Jan0.65
  8. Jace0.64

Middle names for Jac

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jac Thomas0.74
  2. Jac Miles0.73
  3. Jac Wilder0.72
  4. Jac Cole0.63
  5. Jac James0.57
  6. Jac Lee0.55

Sibling names for Jac

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.79
  2. Evelinasister · 0.74
  3. Wesbrother · 0.74
  4. Calbrother · 0.74
  5. Valerysister · 0.73
  6. Arlettesister · 0.73

Where Jac is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jac Evans0.73
    2. Jac Edwards0.73
    3. Jac Anderson0.70
    4. Jac Allen0.70
    5. Jac Adams0.70
    6. Jac Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jac

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.