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Jacques

/ˈʒɑk/ · 98% boys · 80 born in 2025

Jacques has been given to about 9,977 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈʒɑk/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,220
Median age today40 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jacques per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 180
  • Born in 202580
  • All time9,977
  • England & Wales, 2025#741 · 47

How popular is Jacques?

Its best year was 1990, when 180 babies were given the name, ranking 797th. The typical living American called Jacques is about 40 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Jacques

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marques0.79
  2. Jacque0.78
  3. James0.68
  4. Jackie0.58
  5. Jace0.58
  6. Jaquan0.58
  7. Jake0.55
  8. Hayes0.56

Middle names for Jacques

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jacques Paul0.77
  2. Jacques Blake0.76
  3. Jacques Wade0.76
  4. Jacques Ross0.76
  5. Jacques Quinn0.76
  6. Jacques Lane0.76

Sibling names for Jacques

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.93
  2. Santosbrother · 0.91
  3. Marcelbrother · 0.91
  4. Tomasbrother · 0.90
  5. Elisasister · 0.88
  6. Marasister · 0.88

Where Jacques is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.02%
  2. Florida0.01%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. California0.00%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jacques Anderson0.77
  2. Jacques White0.72
  3. Jacques Nguyen0.72
  4. Jacques Moore0.72
  5. Jacques Hill0.72
  6. Jacques Hall0.72

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 Jacques

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

Jacques across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.