Jaci
Jaci is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Tupi, Portuguese.
- English
- Tupi
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Jaci
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaci is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, Tupi, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Tupi
- Portuguese
The Story of Jaci
The earliest SSA record of Jaci as a baby girl name dates back to 1934, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 221 newborns named Jaci — #1,074 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Jaci on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jaci ranks #3,190 for baby girls with 50 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jaci
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jaci. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jaci
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About the name Jaci
Jaci is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jaci's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,074. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaci's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.