Jacques is a distinctive choice, ranked #664 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Jacques in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#664
About the Name Jacques
Jacques is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1059 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #350 in 1999 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jacques is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jacques
Unlikely. With around 56 UK babies named Jacques per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jacques in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jacques is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1059 places over the last five years to #664 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Jacques is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jacques include: Jennie Jacques — Jennie Jacques is an English actress.; Jacques Torres — Jacques Torres is a French pastry chef and chocolatier based in New York.; Jacques D'Amours — Jacques D'Amours is a Canadian billionaire businessman, and a director and co-founder of the convenience store chain Couche-Tard..
Jacques does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jacquess in the wild.
56
UK babies named Jacques (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1059 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jacques
Likely around 1 other Jacques in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jacques
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jennie Jacques is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two drama Desperate Romantics, the police procedural WPC 56, and the History Channel series Vikings.
Jacques Torres is a French pastry chef and chocolatier based in New York. Torres is a member of the International Culinary Center community as Dean of Pastry Arts, as well as holding pastry demonstrations.
Jacques Bourboulon is a French photographer, specializing in nude photography. In 1967 he started as a fashion photographer, publishing in Vogue and working for the fashion designers Dior, Féraud, and Carven.
Joseph Jacques Hughes Laperrière is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. Laperrière played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1962 until 1974, winning six Stanley Cups on his way to induction in the Hall of Fame.
Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux, is the heir apparent to the Monegasque throne. He is the son of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene, and twin brother of Princess Gabriella.
Jacques René Chirac was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.