boy's name

Jacks

JAKS (English)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 84

Jacks is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2014, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2010.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Jacks Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Jacks by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 53
2020s (to 2025) 16

How Popular Is Jacks?

In 2024, Jacks was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Jacks Is Used

Canada #2,791 5 in 2013
France #5,984 5 in 2017
United States #10,238 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Jacks

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Jacks Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jacks over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Jacks

  • English JAKS

Sibling Names for Jacks

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Jacks — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Jacks

How popular is the name Jacks?

In 2024, Jacks was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Jacks a girl's or a boy's name?

Jacks is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Jacks?

Jacks has 1 syllable.

When was Jacks most popular?

Jacks peaked in 2014, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.