boy's name
Jacky
zha-KEE
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 77,836
Northern Ireland
#319
2003 births
Jacky is 98 percent male in our records, which is the reverse of the English Jackie — France took it as a boy's name and kept it, while English-speaking countries made it a woman's.
- Jacky is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1951, when 3,620 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1924.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jacky over time
Births per decade in France, 1920s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 145 |
| 1930s | 3,495 |
| 1940s | 18,780 |
| 1950s | 28,455 |
| 1960s | 11,900 |
| 1970s | 4,015 |
| 1980s | 1,575 |
| 1990s | 580 |
| 2000s | 205 |
| 2010s (to 2018) | 70 |
What Jacky means
Jacky means God is gracious through Jack and John, or supplanter through Jacques and Jacob. The two parent names are unrelated and both feed the same short form.
Where Jacky comes from
Jacky shortens two unrelated names. Jack comes from John, the Hebrew Yochanan, God is gracious, through the medieval Jankin rather than from Jacques, despite the resemblance. Jacques comes from Jacob, the supplanter. French took Jacky as a masculine pet form in the twentieth century and it stayed male there, while English-speaking countries used Jackie for both and it drifted female. The same name, two countries, opposite outcomes.
Jacky in use
Jacky peaked in France in 1951, when 3,620 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 11,096th in the United States on 11 births, across 77,836 lifetime births. About 98 percent of recorded births are male, against Jackie's 49 percent — the same name splitting opposite ways in two languages.
How popular is Jacky?
In 2018, Jacky was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Jacky is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jacky
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jacky also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jacky over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Jacky in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Jacky
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jacky — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jacky
What does the name Jacky mean?
God is gracious through Jack, or supplanter through Jacques. The two are unrelated.
Is Jacky a man's name?
In France, overwhelmingly — 98 percent of our records are male, against Jackie's 49 percent.
Is Jack short for Jacques?
No, despite the resemblance. Jack comes from John through the medieval Jankin.
How popular is Jacky?
11096th in the United States, down from a 1951 French peak of 3,620 births.
Is Jacky a girl's or a boy's name?
Jacky is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jacky?
Jacky has 2 syllables.
Is Jacky a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jacky currently ranks #11,096 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.