Jack
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Jack is an English form of John, carrying the meaning “God is gracious.” Jack is also treated as a version of Jacob, “the supplanter,” or of Jackson; notable Jacks include Jack Nicholson, Jack Nicklaus, and Jack LaLanne. Jack comes across as a decisive, unpretentious, hardworking guy, and as the playboy to John’s president; it tops the charts in the U.K. Namesakes include Jack Johnson, the flamboyant record-breaking boxer who kept a pet leopard, and Jack Bellicec, the paranoid poet of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Baby Names Book, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Badass Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Jack in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jack against each list of names.
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Japanese
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jack is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Jack in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8,748 boys were named Jack, making it the #15 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 756,943 boys have been named Jack, with the most (12,802) in 1927. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Jack in other languages
- Jan Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish
- Hannes Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Swedish
- Ivan Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Slovenian
- Johannes Dutch, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Jon Danish, English, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Иван Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
- Hans Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Iwan Dutch, German, Polish, Welsh
- Johan Dutch, German, Swedish
- John Dutch, English, German
- Sean Dutch, English, Irish
- Evan Dutch, Welsh
- Gianni Dutch, Italian
- Giovanni Dutch, Italian
- Ian Dutch, English
- Ioan Romanian, Welsh
- Iván Hungarian, Spanish
- Jac English, French
- Jacques Dutch, French
- Johann Dutch, German
- Johnny Dutch, English
- Juan Dutch, Spanish
- Gian Italian
- Hanns German
- Honza Czech
- Ieuan Welsh
- Ifan Welsh
- Ioannes Latin
- Ion Romanian
- Ivano Italian
Jack name days
- July 25 Norway
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Jack
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Jack, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Jack (Category 2) | 2014 | South Indian Ocean | 167 km/h |
| Tropical storm Jack | 1993 | Western Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Typhoon Jack (Category 4) | 1989 | Western Pacific | 232 km/h |
| Cyclone Jack (Category 1) | 1977 | South Indian Ocean | 130 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Jack
There are 56 towns and villages with Jack in their name, in 13 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 33🇬🇧 United Kingdom 7🇨🇦 Canada 3🇦🇺 Australia 2🇯🇲 Jamaica 2🇵🇦 Panama 2🇬🇭 Ghana 1🇮🇪 Ireland 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Black Jack | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,947 | Map |
| Jack | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,379 | Map |
| Lone Jack | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,124 | Map |
| Black Jack | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | 155 | Map |
| Jack River | Victoria, 🇦🇺 Australia | 134 | Map |
| Bayou Jack | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Black Jack | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Black Jack | Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Black Jack | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Black Jack | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jack
There are 207 lakes and reservoirs with Jack in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 120🇨🇦 Canada 80🇦🇺 Australia 5🇦🇶 Antarctica 1🇨🇱 Chile 1
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| Jack Hole | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Jack Hole | South Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Jack Lake | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Jack Lake | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Jack Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jack Lake | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jack Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jack Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jack Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jack Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jack songs
One song on Wikidata has Jack in its title:
- Jack – Ben Westbeech (2013)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jack
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jack.
Jack Albertson
Jack Andraka
Jack Anthony
Jack Antonoff
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Fictional characters named Jack
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jack as a pet name
FurryName has found 8,450 dogs named Jack in public pet registers, making it the #17 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (68), Golden Plains Shire (49), Corangamite Shire (28). Jack as a dog name →
FurryName has found 328 cats named Jack in public pet registers, making it the #19 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (66), Seattle (30), Tacoma (10). Jack as a cat name →
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