boy · english and hebrew
Jack
say it jak
What Jack means
- English and Hebrew from Jankin, pet form of John: God is gracious New Testament, Quran and Christian saint: form of John; John the Baptist (Yahya in the Quran) and John the Apostle
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 11 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 1 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 2 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 4 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 4 in the Isle of Man (2022)
- no. 5 in Gibraltar (2022)
- no. 7 in Australia (2024)
- no. 8 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 14 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1920.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Gabriel Theo Mateo Daniel Samuel Theodore Elias Elijah Michael Raphael Martin Rafael
Jack in stories
- Mass Effect 2: Jack (Subject Zero), the volatile biotic convict
- BioShock: Jack, the plane-crash survivor who descends into Rapture
- Lord of the Flies: Jack Merridew, the choirboy who becomes a savage
- Jack Reacher: Jack Reacher, Lee Child's ex-military drifter
- Titanic: Jack Dawson, the poor artist who wins a ticket aboard
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Captain Jack Sparrow