Jackie
Jackie or Jacky is a given name or nickname for both males and females, often a pet form of Jack or other names.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jackie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jackie or Jacky is a given name or nickname for both males and females, often a pet form of Jack or other names.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jackie
As a girl name
American parents first put Jackie on the record books as a girl name in 1899, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 4,256 Jackies were born — ranking #112 that year. About 28% of every Jackie on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jackie ranks #2,289 for girls with 81 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 91K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jackie as a boy name dates back to 1904, when 5 babies received it. 1951 was its biggest year on record, with 2,053 newborns named Jackie — #133 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Jackie on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jackie ranks #3,018 for boys with 41 births, falling sharply (-33%). All told, over 79K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Jackie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jackie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Jackie
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About the name Jackie
Jackie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1899 and has accumulated 91K births in the dataset. Jackie's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #112. Use the chart and map above to compare Jackie'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.