Name
JACK

Name JACK

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 1,073,293 births of Jack in the countries below, which represents an average of 7,558 births of children bearing the first name Jack per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 15,884 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Jack   
In Italiano Nome Jack   


Information about the first name Jack

The first name Jack is listed in our categories :The first name Jack has been assigned to:
99.93% to boys
0.07% to girls
The country where the first name Jack is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 1 vowel and 3 consonants

Jack in Japanese *

Romajijakku
Katakanaジャック
Hiraganaじゃっく
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Jack in Japanese
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Jack in sign language

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Jack in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Jack

US English
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Etymology src :
  • From Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka).
Etymology src :
  • This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Etymology (Adjective) src :
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Etymology (Noun) src :
  • jack (plural jacks)
  • The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself. [from 16th c.]
  • The related tree Mangifera caesia.
  • Synonyms: white mango, wani
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • jack (plural jacks)
  • (slang, baseball) A home run.
Noun src :
  • Jack (plural Jacks)
  • (informal) A placeholder or conventional name for any man, particularly a younger, lower-class man.
  • (informal, archaic) Ellipsis of Jack Tar., a sailor.
  • (informal, archaic) Ellipsis of Jack Rum., a soldier.
  • A jacqueminot rose.
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: jăk, IPA(key): /d͡ʒæk/
  • Rhymes: -æk
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Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Despite being a common noun, the word is still treated as a name and capitalized as such. The name is most often used with a descriptive "surname", showing the type of lad intended.
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  • → Danish: Jack
  • → Swedish: Jack
General
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PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from English jack.
Noun src :
  • jack m (plural jacks)
  • jack (an electronic connector mounted on a surface)
  • (Brazil, slang) A rapist (specifically a male one)
SE Swedish
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RO Romanian
Noun src :
  • jack n (plural jackuri)
  • Alternative form of geac
NL Dutch
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Noun src :
  • jack n (plural jacks, diminutive jackje n)
  • jacket
DK Danish
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Popularity of the name Jack

Number of JACK births per year

Popularity of the name Jack
Popularity of the name Jack

Total births of Jack by country

Births with the first name Jack
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
730,185
579
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
182,643
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
57,019
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
22,865
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
20,753
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
16,630
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
14,306
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
5,608
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
5,286
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
3,962
2
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
2,562
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
2,497
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
1,375
3
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
1,220
130
NONorway
1945 - 2022
1,005
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
897
0
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
871
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
824
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
667
3
CASKSaskatchewan
2013 - 2022
447
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
367
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
181
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
133
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
115
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
111
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
32
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
15
0
Popularity of the name Jack

Total births of Jack by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Jack
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
8,889
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
2,847
0
AUAustralia
2022
1,292
0
IEIreland
2022
641
0
ONOntario
2019
551
0
SESweden
2022
284
0
NLNetherlands
2022
262
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
234
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
164
0
ABAlberta
2022
159
0
BEBelgium
2022
148
0
QCQuebec
2022
96
0
FRFrance
2022
69
0
NSNew Scotland
2022
49
0
CASKSaskatchewan
2022
48
0
DEGermany
2022
40
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
36
0
DKDenmark
2022
17
0
ITItaly
2021
16
0
CLChili
2021
12
0
ATAustria
2021
10
0
ARArgentina
2015
8
0
NONorway
2022
7
0
PLPoland
2022
4
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
1
0

Comments on the name Jack

Personalities with the first name Jack

There are 766 personalities with the first name Jack

Jack London (John Griffith Chaney Lobondon) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Writer Poet War correspondent Journalist Travel writer Children's writer Novelist Essayist Prosaist Autobiographer Science fiction writer Diarist

Jack Kerouac (Jean-Louis Lebris De Kérouac) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Writer Poet Novelist Prosaist

Jack Ma src

People's republic of china
International forum participant Entrepreneur Philanthropist

Jack Black (Thomas Jacob Black) src

United states of america
Screenwriter Actor Composer Singer Comedian Singer-songwriter Television producer Film actor Youtuber Musician Guitarist Voice actor Film producer Music producer Television actor

Jack Kilby src

United states of america
Photographer Engineer Computer scientist Physicist Inventor University teacher

Jack Lemmon (John Uhler Lemmon Iii) src

United states of america
Actor Military officer Comedian Musician Television presenter Character actor Stage actor Film director Television actor Film actor

Jack Lalanne src

United states of america
Actor Writer Businessperson Inventor Dietitian Nutritionist Chiropractor Television actor

Jack Wilshere (Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere) src

United kingdom
Association football player

Jack Steinberger (Hans Jakob Steinberger) src

United states of america Switzerland Germany
Physicist University teacher

Jack Szostak src

Canada United states of america
Professor Biologist Biochemist Geneticist Molecular biologist


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Jack
Full list of personalities with the first name Jack

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Jack

There are 6975 actors and actresses with the first name Jack
Jack Beeston
Jack Bin
Jack Morrison Mccool
Jack Niccol
Jack Corbin
Jack O. Berglund
Jack Horan
Jack Downham
Jack Weerts
Jack Corcoran
Jack Hartman
Jack Scanlon
Jack Chambers
Jack Kaeding
Jack Hurst
Jack Fowler
Jack Meakin
Jack Cray
Jack Denmo
Jack Ritter
Jack Bonner
Jack Daly
Jack Weber
Jack Sweeney
Jack Sweeney
Jack Rovello
Jack Rippher
Jack Mcelhone
Jack Gross
Jack Mcginn

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Jack
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Jack

Rankings of first name JACK by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#1IE Ireland2022
#2NS New Scotland2022
#4NZ New Zealand2022
#4CASK Saskatchewan2022
#5BC British Columbia2022
#5AB Alberta2022
#6AU Australia2022
#8ON Ontario2019
#13GB United Kingdom2021
#15US United State of America2022
#38SE Sweden2022
#47NL Netherlands2022
#52BE Belgium2022
#73QC Quebec2022
#251DK Denmark2022
#256CH Switzerland2021
#393NO Norway2022
#436CL Chili2021
#460AR Argentina2015
#477AT Austria2021
#555IT Italy2021
#601PL Poland2022
#667FR France2022
#1007DE Germany2022
#2501CZ Czechoslovakia2016
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name JACK (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Jack
JACINTOJACIOJACIONJACIONEJACIPOJACIRJACIRAJACIROJACIVALDOJACIVAN JACK JACK,ANTONIOJACKAMYJACKARYJACKASONJACKAVICHEJACKCELJACKCERJACKCHILDENSKYJACKDANIELJACKDEAN

Other girls' names around Jack
JACIRJACIRAJACIREMAJACIRENEJACIRIJACIRLENEJACITAJACIVALDAJACIVANIAJACIVE JACK JACKALEANJACKALENEJACKALINJACKALINEJACKALYNJACKALYNEJACKALYNNJACKAMINAJACKARRAJACKAYLA

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