babyNamedJacques
“form of Jacob: one who supplants”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Hebrew, Greek and Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 354th
- births in 2023–2025
- 435
- babies born in France
- 1 in 4,167
- +4.2% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1942
Meaning and origin of Jacques
Jacques is thought to mean “form of Jacob: one who supplants” and is of Hebrew, Greek and Latin origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Jacques in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1942.
- Over recent years, Jacques has been rising (+4.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jacques every 21 schools.
Jacques in English-speaking countries
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
380th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,220
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
572nd boys’ name200 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,132+36.6% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,399th boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 12,139
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
952nd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 14,365
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
195 babies in 3 years1 boy in 26,367−1% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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