Jacques: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “supplanter”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- ZHAK · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
French form of James, ultimately from Jacob via Late Latin Iacobus. A standard traditional French masculine name.
How popular is Jacques?
Babies named Jacques in 202459
2024 rank#2,362 boys
Peak year1973
Total US babies since 18809,894
Jacques has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Jacques
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jacques questions
What does the name Jacques mean?
Jacques means "supplanter". It comes from French. French form of James, ultimately from Jacob via Late Latin Iacobus. A standard traditional French masculine name.
Is Jacques a boy or girl name?
Jacques is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jacques?
59 US babies were named Jacques in 2024. Its peak year was 1973.
How do you pronounce Jacques?
Jacques is usually pronounced ZHAK.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.