Given name & surname
Jacek
“resembling a hyacinth”·“resembling the colorful fragrant flower”
Jacek is a variant of Jacinto. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a hyacinth.” In Polish use, Jacek is an affectionate form of Hyacinth. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the colorful fragrant flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jacek is a variant of Jacinto. One Spanish interpretation is “resembling a hyacinth.” In Polish use, Jacek is an affectionate form of Hyacinth. One Greek interpretation is “resembling the colorful fragrant flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jacek is a variant of Jacinto. An origin associated with Jacinto is Spanish. In Polish use, Jacek is an affectionate form of Hyacinth. An origin associated with Hyacinth is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Polish use, Jacek is used as an affectionate form of Jacenty.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Polish use, Jacek is an affectionate form of Hyacinth. The history of Hyacinth gives this family its wider story. Hyacinth’s historical associations include various early saints, principally one martyred in the 3rd century with his brother Protus.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jacek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 532
- 532 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,774 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −72%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,774 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,877 as a first name in 2020; 237 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jacek’s family of names
Jacek is an affectionate form of Hyacinth. In Polish usage, Jacek has a conventional equivalent in Jack. Jacek has a related form in Jacinto.
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Around the world
Jacek has relatives in 13 languages.
15 related names in 13 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jackcsb
- Jaceequivalent
- GiacintoItalian
- ИакинфRussian
- HyacintheFrench, English
- JácintHungarian
- ГиацинтRussian
- ЯцекRussian
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jacek
- Jacek KrzynówekPolish footballerborn 1976
- Jacek BąkPolish and French footballerborn 1973
- Jacek MalczewskiPolish painter (1854–1929)
- Jacek GóralskiPolish association football playerborn 1992
- Jacek WszołaPolish athletics competitor (born 1956)
- Jacek KurońPolish historian and politician (1934-2004)
- Jacek KaczmarskiPolish singer, songwriter, poet and author (1957–2004)
- Jacek DukajPolish writerborn 1974
- Jacek KazimierskiPolish footballerborn 1959
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