Unisex name · since 1925
Jacky
Jacky has 6,589 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,830 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,589
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
6,589 babies have been named Jacky since 1925, making it today's #10830 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacky has been recorded 6,589 times among boys since 1925, currently ranked #10830 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #1,517 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,830 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,589 born since 1925
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacky ranks #1,517 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,830 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,589 born since 1925, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,830 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,589
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jacky's 6,589 recorded births place it above 96.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jacky compares
6,589 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Jacky's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacky | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,589 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 168 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jacky's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jacky's full recorded timeline at 1975, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 168 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jacky popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 168
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Jacky popularity over time - girls
1,198 total births recorded since 1925 (Jacky as girls' name)
Jacky by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,425 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Jacky's strongest decade.
1,425 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jacky births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 516
1930s
516 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,002 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,425 births
- 1960s
1960s
806 births
- 1970s 461
1970s
461 births
- 1980s 360
1980s
360 births
- 1990s
1990s
775 births
- 2000s
2000s
749 births
- 2010s 358
2010s
358 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,425 births (22% of all-time use).
How Jacky 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 Jacky's total volume
Jacky by state
Where Jacky concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 708 | 10.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 637 | 9.7% |
| #3 | California | | 627 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 499 | 7.6% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 337 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 228 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 219 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 211 | 3.2% |
708 of 6,589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jacky appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jacky's data
- Jacky's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,425 total births); usage has since declined to 80 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jackys (708 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jacky: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Jacky 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.