Given name & surname
Jacque
“he who supplants”·“the supplanter”
Jacque is a variant of Jacques. In French use, Jacques carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” In English use, Jacque is a diminutive of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jacque is a variant of Jacques. In French use, Jacques carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” In English use, Jacque is a diminutive of Jacqueline. In French use, Jacqueline carries the interpretation “the supplanter.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Jacque is a diminutive of Jacqueline. In English usage, Jacque is a diminutive of Jacquelyn.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jacque through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,313
- 2,425 boys · 4,888 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 254 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,889 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,889 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 56 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,347 as a first name in 2020; 682 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.
Jacque’s family of names
In English usage, Jacque is a diminutive of Jacqueline. In French usage, Jacque has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jakob. In English usage, Jacque is a diminutive of Jacquelyn.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jacque has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jacque
- Jacque FrescoAmerican futurist and self-described social engineer1916–2017
- Jacque VaughnAmerican basketball coach and former playerborn 1975
- Jacque Jonesbaseball playerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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