3/7/2021

General Info

  • English/French origin
  • meaning: pet name
  • many variations :
    • Jacqui, Jacki, Jacky, Jacquae, Jacquie
  • Originally a nickname of:
    • Jack, John, Jacques, Jacqueline, etc.
  • last syllable usually cut for male pet names
  • first syllable usually cut for female pet names

General Popularity

  • Most Popular (F): 1961 with 4,252 births
  • Least Popular (F): 1902 with 6 births
  • Most Popular (M): 1951 with 2,053 births
  • Least Popular (M): 1904 with 5 births

Gender Over Time

  • Jackie was once a popular male name & switched genders
  • Female names tended to substitute “ie” in Male nicknames
  • Shift to androgynous name= issues for males

Jacqueline & Jacques: Origins of Jackie

  • French origin
  • less popular in 21st C

Comparison: Jackie vs. Jacky vs. Jacqui

  • Jackie has multiple spellings
    • Nurnberg notes that for girls names, spellings containing “y” tend to be favored