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Jacques

Jacques holds the #1932 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 80 newborn boys in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1969, Jacques is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1969 (#601 nationally, 170 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1888. The name's biggest fan base is in Louisiana (#531 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1932
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#601
in 1969 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
80
boys named Jacques

Jacques popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.011%18801900192019401960198020002020#601 in 1969
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1969

Where Jacques is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025MI—New York: #1760 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1760Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025CT—California: #1582 (10 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1582Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025OK—Louisiana: #531 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)LA#531Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jacques in 2025HI—Texas: #1760 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1760Florida: #1126 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1126
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#531), Florida (#1126), New York (#1760)

Uniqueness score

66/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jacques in the most recent year of SSA data.

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