Jackie
A pet form of Jack, itself a medieval nickname for John, and of the French feminine Jacqueline, which belongs to James rather than John.
Jackie in 2025
Jackie was given to 148 babies in the United States in 2025 — 62 boys and 86 girls, making it the 2,726th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 22,401 babies born.
The history of Jackie
Jackie reached its highest point in 1961, when 5,573 babies were given the name, ranking 161st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 155th, in 1938.
Across the 127 years of records since 1899, 170,153 babies have been named Jackie. Half of them were born before 1956, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Jackie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jackie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 9 | 1,799 |
| 1900s | 160 | 1,111 |
| 1910s | 803 | 969 |
| 1920s | 5,881 | 293 |
| 1930s | 23,893 | 155 |
| 1940s | 31,215 | 161 |
| 1950s | 37,749 | 199 |
| 1960s | 35,712 | 161 |
| 1970s | 15,223 | 310 |
| 1980s | 9,253 | 442 |
| 1990s | 4,915 | 710 |
| 2000s | 2,738 | 1,267 |
| 2010s | 1,789 | 2,021 |
| 2020s | 813 | 2,679 |
Where Jackie is heading
Jackie has fallen 20% over the past decade, from 186 babies in 2015 to 148 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1961 peak — Jackie is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jackie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jackie.