EveryBabyNames

Jack

4 countries#15 in United States, 2025
US
#15
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#13
in Scotland, 2025
FR
#663
in France, 2022
NI
#2
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
802,140
Peak year (United States)
1927
Peak-year count
12,884
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Jack was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

759,677 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #15 · peaked in 1927 with 12,884 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Ohio, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

20,157 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #13 · peaked in 1999 with 883 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

14,313 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #663 · peaked in 1946 with 528 births

Most common in: Paris, Seine-Maritime, Yvelines, Maine-et-Loire, Aube

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

7,993 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #2 · peaked in 2001 with 384 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Jack’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#36
2007#38↓2
2008#39↓1
2009#42↓3
2010#45↓3
2011#45
2012#46↓1
2013#40↑6
2014#41↓1
2015#40↑1
2016#38↑2
2017#36↑2
2018#28↑8
2019#19↑9
2020#21↓2
2021#11↑10
2022#15↓4
2023#14↑1
2024#15↓1
2025#15

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