Jacques

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

The name Jacques, derived from Jacob, is believed to have originated in the northwest Brittany region of France in the Middle Ages, and occurs in variations, such as Jacq, as both a given name and a surname.

From Wikipedia

Jacques first appears in the data in 1888 and has been recorded in 119 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1969 with 170 babies (rank #601 that year). In 2024 it was given to 59 boys (rank #2,375). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jacques

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jacques yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,894

Total babies (all years)

119

Years in the data

170

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jacques

Jacques Cartierseafarer · b. 1492
Jacques Chiracofficial · b. 1932
Jacques Offenbachtheatre entrepreneur · b. 1819
Jacques Derridaphilosopher · b. 1930
Jacques Lacanpsychoanalyst · b. 1901

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1888	6	#981
1895	7	#933
1898	7	#937
1900	8	#1,004
1905	6	#1,168
1911	10	#1,159
1912	15	#1,244
1913	12	#1,630
1914	20	#1,366
1915	26	#1,323
1916	22	#1,531
1917	23	#1,504
1918	38	#1,119
1919	38	#1,134
1920	46	#1,025
1921	43	#1,079
1922	44	#1,065
1923	46	#1,050
1924	52	#981
1925	42	#1,082
1926	33	#1,269
1927	42	#1,104
1928	37	#1,177
1929	33	#1,229
1930	37	#1,162
1931	38	#1,108
1932	28	#1,307
1933	34	#1,136
1934	31	#1,202
1935	29	#1,260
1936	21	#1,485
1937	30	#1,219
1938	31	#1,183
1939	28	#1,253
1940	40	#1,026
1941	20	#1,554
1942	33	#1,223
1943	31	#1,248
1944	34	#1,144
1945	37	#1,066
1946	44	#1,036
1947	67	#848
1948	51	#980
1949	56	#929
1950	57	#911
1951	73	#824
1952	63	#890
1953	79	#810
1954	85	#777
1955	89	#776
1956	72	#883
1957	98	#761
1958	78	#859
1959	106	#745
1960	108	#743
1961	126	#683
1962	100	#767
1963	139	#663
1964	108	#741
1965	126	#662
1966	108	#714
1967	101	#732
1968	135	#651
1969	170	#601
1970	154	#661
1971	154	#666
1972	155	#636
1973	158	#631
1974	123	#734
1975	116	#770
1976	105	#816
1977	108	#820
1978	108	#822
1979	126	#774
1980	146	#727
1981	138	#742
1982	121	#805
1983	114	#820
1984	130	#760
1985	144	#737
1986	125	#808
1987	137	#790
1988	146	#781
1989	136	#863
1990	162	#797
1991	154	#833
1992	139	#896
1993	151	#862
1994	135	#950
1995	149	#900
1996	138	#943
1997	156	#888
1998	157	#914
1999	123	#1,089
2000	129	#1,093
2001	131	#1,091
2002	124	#1,148
2003	110	#1,286
2004	98	#1,436
2005	103	#1,437
2006	102	#1,495
2007	90	#1,689
2008	105	#1,540
2009	89	#1,737
2010	92	#1,680
2011	87	#1,707
2012	72	#1,970
2013	73	#1,923
2014	70	#2,028
2015	90	#1,724
2016	72	#1,998
2017	67	#2,077
2018	78	#1,906
2019	67	#2,140
2020	68	#2,077
2021	62	#2,260
2022	53	#2,572
2023	56	#2,422
2024	59	#2,375