Boys' name · since 1888
Jacques
9,734 babies named Jacques in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,934 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,734
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jacques currently ranks #1934 among boys' names in America, with 9,734 babies recorded since 1888.
Jacques has 9,734 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1934 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #1,226 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,934 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,734 born since 1888
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacques ranks #1,226 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,934 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,734 born since 1888, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,934 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,734
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jacques's 9,734 recorded births place it above 97.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jacques compares
9,734 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Jacques's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacques | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,734 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 170 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jacques's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jacques's full recorded timeline at 1966, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 170 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jacques popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 170
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Jacques popularity over time - girls
243 total births recorded since 1962 (Jacques as girls' name)
Jacques by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,464 births, 15% of the file).
1990s was Jacques's strongest decade.
1,464 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Jacques births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 14
1890s
14 births
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s 204
1910s
204 births
- 1920s 418
1920s
418 births
- 1930s 307
1930s
307 births
- 1940s 413
1940s
413 births
- 1950s
1950s
800 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,221 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,307 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,337 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,464 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,081 births
- 2010s
2010s
769 births
- 2020s 379
2020s
379 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,464 births (15% of all-time use).
How Jacques 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 Jacques's total volume
Jacques by state
Where Jacques concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,150 | 11.8% |
| #2 | California | | 805 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 759 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 550 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 410 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 358 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 286 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 167 | 1.7% |
1,150 of 9,734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Jacques appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jacques's data
- Jacques's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,464 total births); usage has since declined to 379 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jacquess (1,150 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jacques: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Jacques 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.