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In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 2011 Boys 2020 per 100,000 babies of that sex 2,367 babies given this name since 1994 At its height in 2020, about 1 in 9,500 boys 184 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Jacob Boy From Hebrew Ya'aqov. Genesis links it to aqev 'heel' (Jacob held his twin's heel), and 'supplanter' is the… Biblical · peak 1998 Jack Boy A medieval English pet form of John, through Jankin; the idea that it comes from French Jacques is a common… Middle Ages · peak 1930 Jacqueline Girl A French feminine diminutive of Jacques (James), from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob), traditionally read as 'heel-holder' or… Renaissance · peak 1964 Jackson Boy From an English surname meaning 'son of Jack', Jack being a medieval pet form of John. Revolutions · peak 2013 Jackie Girl or boy A pet form of Jacqueline for girls and of Jack or John for boys. Modern · peak 1938 Jake Boy A pet form of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov, linked in Genesis to 'heel' and 'supplanter'. Victorian · peak 2004 Jaxon Boy A modern spelling of Jackson, an English surname meaning 'son of Jack'. Modern · peak 2016 Jacquelyn Girl An English spelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine diminutive of Jacques (James), from Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob),… Modern · peak 1951 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.