boy's name

Jaques

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 327

France

#849

1944 births

Jaques is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2014 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 US data.

  • Peaked in 2001, when 28 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1977.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Jaques over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

131
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Jaques by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 20
1990s 131
2000s 123
2010s (to 2014) 27

How popular is Jaques?

In 2014, Jaques was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jaques is used

France #849 5 in 1944
England & Wales #6,171 3 in 2023
United States #10,454 7 in 2014

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 Jaques

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

Parents who like Jaques also like

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

Sibling names for Jaques

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaques — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jaques

How popular is the name Jaques?

In 2014, Jaques was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Jaques is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Jaques?

Jaques has 1 syllable.

When was Jaques most popular?

Jaques peaked in 2001, when 28 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.