Jackie
Pronounced JH AE1 K IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1961
- 126 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Jackie?
Jackie is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1899. It has been given to 182,078 children — the 373rd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 33% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1961, when 4,464 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Jacky, Jakie and Jacki — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 47% of children named Jackie are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jackie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jacky
- Jakie
- Jacki
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH AE1 K IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jackie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jackie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jackie?
- Jackie ranks 373rd among girls' names in US records, with 182,078 births since 1899. Over the past decade it accounts for 910.
- Is Jackie a unisex name?
- Yes. About 47% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Jackie most popular?
- 1961, when 4,464 children were given the name. It has been in use for 126 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jackie spelled?
- Jacky, Jakie, Jacki. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.