Jacque
Jacque is a given name and a surname which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Jacque
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jacque is a given name and a surname which may refer to:
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The Story of Jacque
As a girl name
Jacque first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1950: 236 births, good for #539 nationwide. About 29% of every Jacque on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Jacque last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jacque on the record books as a boy name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1971, when 56 Jacques were born — ranking #1,091 that year. Jacque last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Jacque
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Jacque Aye , Nigerian-American comic artist and writer
- Jacque Batt (died 2014), American First Lady of Idaho 1994–1999
- Jaque Fourie (born 1983), South African former rugby union rugby player
- Jacque Fresco (1916–2017), American futurist and self-described social engineer
- Jacque Jack Jenkins (American football) (1921–1982), American football player
- Jacque Jones (born 1975), American Major League Baseball assistant hitting coach and former player
- Jacque LaPrarie , American college football player in the early 1980s
- Jacque MacKinnon (1938–1975), American League Football and National League Football player
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Where is Jacque most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States67%
- France13%
- Brazil8%
- Kenya7%
- South Africa6%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Jacque
Phonetically similar names — useful when Jacque is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jacque
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About the name Jacque
Jacque is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jacque's peak popularity came in 1950 when it ranked #539. Use the chart and map above to compare Jacque'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.