Jack
Pronounced JH AE1 K (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1927
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Jack?
Jack is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 761,531 children — the 46th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1927, when 12,853 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Jacques and Jac — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jack and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jacques
- Jac
Nicknames
Jack is itself a short form of John.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH AE1 K · ZH AA1 K
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jack
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jack
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jack?
- Jack ranks 46th among boys' names in US records, with 761,531 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 89,143.
- Is Jack a unisex name?
- No. Jack is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jack most popular?
- 1927, when 12,853 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jack spelled?
- Jacques, Jac. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.