Boys' name · since 1965
Jacek
532 babies named Jacek in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 532
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jacek is the #12280 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 532 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacek has been recorded 532 times among boys since 1965, currently ranked #12280 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #7,604 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,280 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 532 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacek ranks #7,604 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,280 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 532 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,604 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 532
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacek's 532 recorded births place it above 83.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Jacek compares
532 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jacek's all-time total is 44% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 532 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jacek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacek splits its recorded history at 2004: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Jacek by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (197 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Jacek's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jacek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 197 births (37% of all-time use).
How Jacek compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jacek's total volume
Jacek by state
Where Jacek concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
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What to do with Jacek's data
- Jacek's decade-level peak was the 2010s (197 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Jaceks (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jacek draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.