Given name
Jacki
“the supplanter”·“God is gracious”
In English use, Jacki is a diminutive of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.” Jacki is a variant of Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jacki is a diminutive of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.” Jacki is a variant of Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jacki is a diminutive of Jacqueline. Jacqueline comes from French, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Jacki is a diminutive of Jacqueline. In English usage, Jacki is a diminutive of Jacquelyn.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,523
- 5 boys · 3,518 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 166 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 166 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,002 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jacki’s family of names
In English usage, Jacki is a diminutive of Jacqueline. Jacki has a related form in Jack. Jacki has a related form in Jacqueline.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jacki
- Jacki WeaverAustralian actressborn 1947
- Jacki McInnesSouth African artistborn 1966
- Jacki GemelosGreek-American basketball playerborn 1988
- Jacki R. ChanAmerican actressborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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