Jack Meaning

What does Jack mean?

The name Jack is of English origin.

The meaning of Jack is "G-d is gracious".

Jack is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable and is pronounced Jack.

The Given Name Jack

Originally a nickname for John, it is now also a popular name on its own.

It derives from the earlier Jakin a medieval nickname for John.

Jack is a diminutive of John. See John for further details.

Jack is good for parents who want a name that is elegant and simple.

Want to make this name more unique? Try spell it backwards.

Jack has no variant spellings.

Jack falls into the name categories classic, song.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Jack Adams, Jack Albertson, and Jack Benny.

Jack Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 28 in baby name popularity for boys with 8,834 occurrences. It ranked 11,771 in baby name popularity for girls with 8 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 35 in baby name popularity for boys with 8,454 occurrences. It ranked 11,028 in baby name popularity for girls with 9 occurrences.

View the Jack Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Jack has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Jack to other names.

Jack Related Names

Jack is a diminutive of John.

The names Jake, Jocjo, Jock, Seoc are all forms of Jack.

Jack has the diminutive (nickname) Jackie.

Famous Jacks

Jack Adams ~ Ice Hockey Player
Jack Albertson ~ Actor
Jack Benny ~ Actor
Jack Black ~ Actor
Jack Brabham ~ Driver
Jack Butler ~ Football Player
Jack Chesbro ~ Baseball Player
Jack Christiansen ~ Football Player
Jack Daniel ~ Business Mogul
Jack Darragh ~ Ice Hockey Player
Jack Dawkins ~ Oliver Twist character
Jack Dempsey ~ Boxer
Jack Ham ~ Football Player
Jack Johnson ~ Boxer
Jack Kerouac ~ Writer
Jack Kilby ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 2000
Jack Klugman ~ Actor
Jack Lambert ~ Football Player
Jack Laviolette ~ Ice Hockey Player
Jack Lemmon ~ Actor
Jack London ~ Writer
Jack Marshall ~ Ice Hockey Player
Jack McCracken ~ Basketball Player
Jack Nicholson ~ Actor
Jack Nicklaus ~ Golf Player
Jack Palance ~ Actor
Jack Ruttan ~ Ice Hockey Player
Jack Shepherd ~ Actor
Jack Skellington ~ The Nightmare Before Christmas character
Jack Sparrow ~ Pirates of the Caribbean character
Jack Spijkerman ~ Actor
Jack Steinberger ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 1988
Jack Torrance ~ The Shining character
Jack Tramiel ~ Business Mogul
Jack Twyman ~ Basketball Player
Jack W. Szostak ~ Nobel Prize for Medicine 2009
Jack Walker ~ Ice Hockey Player
Jack White ~ Rock Musician
Jack Youngblood ~ Football Player

Jack Numerology

Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Jack.

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Jack Name Fun

Would you like to fingerspell the name Jack in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Jack.

Just for fun, see the name Jack in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Jack in Nautical Flags page.