Jacques

“Variant of Jacob — Supplanter, or holder of the heel” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #1932 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Jacques has appeared in US records since 1888 — best rank #601 (1969) · 9,734 babies named Jacques all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,900 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 2,800 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jacqueses

Jacques Chirac — President of France from 1995 to 2007
Jacques Cartier — Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
Jacques Offenbach — German-born French composer (1819–1880)
Jacques Cousteau — French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997)
Jacques Derrida — French philosopher (1930–2004)

Among 8,596 notable people named Jacques:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.91× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jacques Vergès, French lawyer, political activist and writer (1925–2013).

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