Given name & surname · also French
Jacky
“God is gracious”·“the supplanter”
In English use, Jacky is a diminutive of Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” Jacky is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jacky is a diminutive of Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” Jacky is a variant of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jacky comes from French, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Jacky is a diminutive of Jacqueline.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacky through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,787
- 6,589 boys · 1,198 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 179 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #11,203 for boys · #15,865 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 73% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,203 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 58.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 168 in 1953. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,083 as a first name in 2020; 279 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.
Jacky’s family of names
In English usage, Jacky is a diminutive of John. Jacky has a related form in Jacqueline. In English usage, Jacky has a related form in John.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jacky has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
12 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jacky
- Jacky CheungHong Kong singer and actor (born 1961)
- Jacky RosenAmerican politician (born 1957)
- Jacky IdoBurkinabe actor and musicianborn 1977
- Jacky PeetersBelgian footballerborn 1969
- Jacky DurandFrench racing cyclistborn 1967
- Jacky DuguépérouxFrench footballer and manager (born 1948)
- Jacky WuTaiwanese comedian, television host, singer and actorborn 1962
- Jacky AvrilCanoe racerborn 1964
- Jacky LiewMalaysia food critic, writer in Nyonya researchborn 1901
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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