Jacquise
A unisex French name derived from Jacques, meaning "may God protect".
Name Census estimates that about 116 living Americans carry the first name Jacquise. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 60.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Jacquise today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jacquise births was 1994 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jacquise. 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.
People living today
116
~ 1 in 2,954,779 Americans
Peak year
1994
18 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2004 SSA rank
#12,070
Tracked since 1973
Census
Jacquise in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 163 people with the first name Jacquise, which placed it at #43,340 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
#43,340
National first-name rank
People counted
163
163 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
94.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jacquise
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacquise is Black at 94.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.1%) and Hispanic (2.5%). 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 Jacquise 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 Jacquise at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American94.5% · 154
- Two or more races3.1% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Jacquise
Jacquise is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 120 total registrations, 73 (60.8%) were male and 47 (39.2%) were female.
Jacquise as a male name
- Ranked #12,070 in 2004
- 5 male births in 2004
- Peak: 1994 (11 births)
Jacquise as a female name
- Ranked #15,053 in 1998
- 5 female births in 1998
- Peak: 1990 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jacquise on both sides of the split. Of the 164 people counted with this name, 79 were male (48.2%) and 85 were female (51.8%).
Popularity
Jacquise: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jacquise from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 91 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jacquise 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 Jacquise during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jacquise
The name Jacquise is a French variant of the name Jacques, which is the French form of the biblical name Jacob. Jacob was one of the patriarchs in the Old Testament, the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name Jacob is derived from the Hebrew word "Ya'aqov," which means "to follow" or "to be behind."
The name Jacques first appeared in France during the Middle Ages, and it was a popular name among the nobility and the upper classes. It was often spelled in various ways, such as Jacque, Jacquez, and Jacquise. The name Jacquise is a more feminine form of the name, and it was likely used for women in the same way that the name Jaqueline was used.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Jacquise is from the 13th century, when a woman named Jacquise de Montfort lived in France. She was a member of the noble Montfort family and was known for her piety and charitable works.
In the 15th century, there was a French noblewoman named Jacquise d'Amboise, who was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne of Brittany. She was known for her beauty and her skill in embroidery and needlework.
During the 16th century, there was a famous French poet named Jacquise de Chauvigny, who wrote a collection of sonnets and other poems that were widely read and admired in her time.
In the 17th century, there was a French artist named Jacquise Vien, who was known for her portraits and religious paintings. She was a member of the French Academy of Painting and Sculpture and was highly regarded by her contemporaries.
In the 18th century, there was a French composer named Jacquise Le Riche, who wrote a number of operas and other musical works that were performed in Paris and other cities throughout France.
While the name Jacquise is not as common as it once was, it still has a rich history and cultural significance, particularly in France and other French-speaking regions.
People
Jacquise + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jacquise 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
Jacquise: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jacquise?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 116 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jacquise 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 2,954,779 US residents.
Is Jacquise a common name?
We classify Jacquise as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 120 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jacquise most popular?
The single biggest year for Jacquise was 1994, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jacquise is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jacquise in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 163 people with the name Jacquise, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,340 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 Jacquise 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 Jacquise?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jacquise on both sides of the split. Of the 164 people counted with this name, 79 were male (48.2%) and 85 were female (51.8%). 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 Jacquise?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jacquise is Black at 94.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.1%) and Hispanic (2.5%). 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 Jacquise most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jacquise in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.5% (154 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 Jacquise in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jacquise a male name?
Yes, 60.8% of people registered as Jacquise 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 Jacquise still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jacquise 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 Jacquise 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 Jacquise?
See how many Americans are named Jacquise on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.