Jc
A diminutive form of the masculine name Jacob.
Name Census estimates that about 1,445 living Americans carry the first name Jc. It is a predominantly male name (98.0% of registrations). The average person named Jc today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jc births was 2006 (60 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jc. 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
1.4K
~ 1 in 237,200 Americans
Peak year
2006
60 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,439
Tracked since 1913
Gender
Gender distribution for Jc
Jc leans heavily male at 98.0% of total registrations, but 37 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jc as a male name
- Ranked #7,439 in 2024
- 11 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2005 (57 births)
Jc as a female name
- Ranked #17,368 in 2016
- 5 female births in 2016
- Peak: 1999 (8 births)
Popularity
Jc: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jc from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 392 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jc 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 Jc during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jcs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, Oklahoma recorded the most babies named Jc, while Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 65 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jc
The given name Jc is a shortened form of the Spanish name Juan Carlos. Its origins can be traced back to the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious." The name Juan Carlos gained prominence in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions during the Middle Ages.
Juan Carlos was the name of several notable historical figures, including Juan Carlos I, the former King of Spain who reigned from 1975 to 2014. He played a crucial role in Spain's transition to democracy after the Franco regime. Another prominent bearer of this name was Juan Carlos Onetti, a renowned Uruguayan novelist and author, who lived from 1909 to 1994.
In the realm of religion, Juan Carlos was the name of several Catholic saints and clergymen. One notable example is St. Juan Carlos Romero Gómez, a Spanish priest and martyr who was executed during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1999.
The shortened form Jc became more common in the 20th century, particularly in Spanish-speaking countries and communities. It was used as a nickname or an informal variation of the full name Juan Carlos. Notable individuals with the first name Jc include Jc Cuadra, a Nicaraguan poet and writer who lived from 1891 to 1976, and Jc Leyva, a Mexican professional wrestler and actor born in 1970.
Another historical figure with the name Jc was Jc Hallman, an American writer and academic who authored several books on literature and culture, including "The Crucible of Doubt" and "In Utopia." He was born in 1971 and is currently a professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
It is worth noting that while the name Jc has its roots in Spanish and Hebrew traditions, it has also been adopted and used in other cultures and languages, further diversifying its historical and cultural significance.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jc
People
Jc + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jc 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
Jc: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jc?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,445 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jc 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 237,200 US residents.
Is Jc a common name?
We classify Jc as "Rare". It ranks above 92.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,829 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jc most popular?
The single biggest year for Jc was 2006, when 60 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jc is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jc a male name?
Yes, 98.0% of people registered as Jc 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.
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.