Jacky
A diminutive form of the masculine name Jack or Jacques.
Name Census estimates that about 6,030 living Americans carry the first name Jacky. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 84.7% of registrations being male. The average person named Jacky today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacky births was 1953 (179 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacky. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jacky with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
6.0K
~ 1 in 56,842 Americans
Peak year
1953
179 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,328
Tracked since 1925
Census
Jacky in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 7,084 people with the first name Jacky, which placed it at #3,104 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,104
National first-name rank
People counted
7.1K
7,084 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
38.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacky
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacky is White at 38.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (34.0%) and Hispanic (16.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jacky described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jacky at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White38.8% · 2,746
- Asian and Pacific Islander34.0% · 2,406
- Hispanic or Latino16.3% · 1,158
- Black or African American8.1% · 574
- Two or more races2.0% · 145
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 55
Gender
Gender distribution for Jacky
Jacky leans heavily male at 84.7% of total registrations, but 1,193 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jacky as a male name
- Ranked #9,328 in 2024
- 8 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1953 (168 births)
Jacky as a female name
- Ranked #12,640 in 2024
- 7 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1961 (42 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jacky on both sides of the split. Of the 7,083 people counted with this name, 4,727 were male (66.7%) and 2,356 were female (33.3%).
Popularity
Jacky: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacky from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 1,589 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jacky by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jacky during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jackys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 22 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Jacky, while Wisconsin, Virginia, Pennsylvania recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 182 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacky
The given name Jacky is derived from the Hebrew name Jacob, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows." It has its origins in the Old Testament of the Bible, where Jacob was one of the patriarchs and the son of Isaac and Rebekah. The name Jacob was later Latinized as Jacobus and then evolved into various forms across different languages, including Jacques in French, Jacomus in Latin, and Jake or Jacky in English.
In the Middle Ages, the name Jacky gained popularity in England and other parts of Europe, particularly among the nobility and upper classes. One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Jacky can be found in the 14th century, when a man named Jacky de Boulogne was mentioned in historical records from France.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Jacky. One of the most famous was Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), a French explorer who is credited with discovering the St. Lawrence River and claiming what is now eastern Canada for France. Another notable Jacky was Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), a French bishop and renowned preacher who served as a tutor to the Dauphin of France.
In the realm of literature, Jacky makes an appearance in the works of William Shakespeare. In the play "The Merry Wives of Windsor," one of the characters is referred to as "Jacky Rugby," a servant to a character named Dr. Caius.
Moving forward in time, Jacky Ickx (born 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times and is considered one of the greatest endurance racers of all time. Another notable Jacky is Jacky Cheung (born 1961), a Hong Kong singer and actor who has been dubbed the "God of Songs" for his immense popularity and countless hit songs.
In the sports world, Jacky Byrd (1933-1997) was an American professional baseball player who spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers in the 1950s and 1960s. Jacky Henderson (born 1968) is a former professional basketball player from the United States who played in the NBA for several teams, including the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.
These are just a few examples of the many notable individuals throughout history who have carried the name Jacky, a name with a rich cultural heritage and enduring popularity across various regions and time periods.
People
Jacky + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacky as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jacky: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacky?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,030 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacky going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 56,842 US residents.
Is Jacky a common name?
We classify Jacky as "Rare". It ranks above 96.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7,776 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacky most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacky was 1953, when 179 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacky is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacky in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 7,084 people with the name Jacky, or 2.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,104 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jacky in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jacky?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jacky on both sides of the split. Of the 7,083 people counted with this name, 4,727 were male (66.7%) and 2,356 were female (33.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jacky?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacky is White at 38.8%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (34.0%) and Hispanic (16.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jacky most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jacky in the 2020 Census, accounting for 38.8% (2,746 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jacky in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacky a male name?
Yes, 84.7% of people registered as Jacky in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jacky still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacky in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jacky can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Jacky?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.