Jacque
A masculine French name derived from the name Jacob, meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 5,053 living Americans carry the first name Jacque. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 66.9% of registrations being female. The average person named Jacque today is around 57 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacque births was 1950 (254 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacque. 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 Jacque with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
5.1K
~ 1 in 67,832 Americans
Peak year
1950
254 babies that year
Average age
57
years old
2023 SSA rank
#7,938
Tracked since 1912
Census
Jacque in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 6,346 people with the first name Jacque, which placed it at #3,341 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
#3,341
National first-name rank
People counted
6.3K
6,346 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
76.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacque
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacque is White at 76.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.0%) and Hispanic (5.0%). 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 Jacque 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 Jacque at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White76.4% · 4,851
- Black or African American13.0% · 823
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 318
- Two or more races3.8% · 238
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 59
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 57
Gender
Gender distribution for Jacque
Jacque is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 7,303 total registrations, 2,415 (33.1%) were male and 4,888 (66.9%) were female.
Jacque as a male name
- Ranked #7,938 in 2023
- 10 male births in 2023
- Peak: 1971 (56 births)
Jacque as a female name
- Ranked #13,296 in 2004
- 7 female births in 2004
- Peak: 1950 (236 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jacque on both sides of the split. Of the 6,347 people counted with this name, 1,529 were male (24.1%) and 4,818 were female (75.9%).
Popularity
Jacque: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacque from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 1,659 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
Jacque 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 Jacque during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jacques live
The SSA's state-level files cover 28 states and territories. California, Texas, Arizona recorded the most babies named Jacque, while New Jersey, North Carolina, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 85 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacque
The name Jacque has its origins in the French language and culture, derived from the Hebrew name Jacob. It is a masculine given name that emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th century.
The name Jacob itself can be traced back to the biblical figure of the same name, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites. In the Old Testament, Jacob was the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name is believed to have meant "supplanter" or "one who follows".
In France, the name Jacque was initially a French form of the name Jacob, often spelled as Jacques. It was commonly used among the French nobility and aristocracy during the medieval period. Over time, the name evolved into various spellings, including Jacque and Jaque.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jacque can be found in the 13th century, with Jacque de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar. Born around 1244, de Molay was burned at the stake in 1314 after the Templar Order was forcibly dissolved by King Philip IV of France.
Another notable figure with the name Jacque was Jacque Cartier, the French explorer and navigator. Born in 1491, Cartier is renowned for his explorations of the St. Lawrence River and the territories that would become modern-day Canada. He made three voyages to the region between 1534 and 1542, laying the foundation for the French colonization of North America.
In the 16th century, Jacque Clement, a French Catholic monk, gained notoriety for his assassination attempt on King Henry III of France. Born around 1567, Clement was eventually executed in 1589 for his failed regicide.
During the 17th century, Jacque Callot, a French artist and printmaker, left a lasting impact on the art world with his intricate etchings and engravings. Born in 1592, Callot is particularly renowned for his depictions of beggars, vagrants, and the lower classes of society.
In the realm of literature, Jacque Amyot, a French Renaissance writer and scholar, is remembered for his translations of classical Greek texts. Born in 1513, Amyot's translations helped popularize ancient Greek literature in France and influenced subsequent generations of writers and scholars.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jacque
People
Jacque + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacque 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
Jacque: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacque?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,053 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacque 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 67,832 US residents.
Is Jacque a common name?
We classify Jacque as "Rare". It ranks above 96.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 7,303 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacque most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacque was 1950, when 254 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacque is about 57 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacque in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 6,346 people with the name Jacque, or 2.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,341 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 Jacque 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 Jacque?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jacque on both sides of the split. Of the 6,347 people counted with this name, 1,529 were male (24.1%) and 4,818 were female (75.9%). 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 Jacque?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacque is White at 76.4%. The next largest groups are Black (13.0%) and Hispanic (5.0%). 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 Jacque most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jacque in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.4% (4,851 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 Jacque in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacque a female name?
Yes, 66.9% of people registered as Jacque in the SSA data are female. 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 Jacque still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacque 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 Jacque 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 Americans are named Jacque?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Jacque at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.