US rank #10547 Boys' name Peak 2014 69 births

Jacks — #10547 US boys' name

69 babies named Jacks in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s532020s16
#10547
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 26% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Jacks was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jacks in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jacks

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Jacks between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jacks currently holds the #10547 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jacks performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jacks shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jacks in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 69 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jacks at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

69

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2014

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,547

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jacks popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 2024202220182017201620152014201320122010 6

Jacks by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
53 births that decade — 77% of Jacks's all-time total
2010s532020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jacks?
69 babies have been named Jacks since 2010. It currently ranks #10547 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 9 births.
When was Jacks most popular?
Jacks was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Jacks been used?
Jacks has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jacks?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jacob, Jack, Jackson, Jace, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.