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Boy name English origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Jack

JAK · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
God is gracious; diminutive of John
Language
English
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#15
2024 births8,434
Peak year1927
First appeared1880
Total US births748,131
1927 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Jacky
Alternate spellings
JakJak
In other languages
Jacques (French)Jakub (Polish)Jacobo (Spanish)

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