Jacky

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A few things about Jacky you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jacky

Jacky Cheung

Hong Kong singer and actor (born 1961)

Choose Jacky and your child shares a first name with Jacky Cheung, a Hong Kong singer and actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jacky, like who?” Jacky Cheung's Wikipedia article is available in 38 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 322,581 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jacky, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jacky would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJacky first shows up in US birth records in 1925, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 100 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1931, when it ranked #1,686. Today it's #14,942, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJacky was 2.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 138,889 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 322,581.
• 🍂TrendJacky has slipped 5,396 places over the last five years and now sits at #14,942. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJacky is given to both boys and girls: 55% of the 11 babies named Jacky in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningJacky is an English form of Jacqueline, which means “supplanter”. Our records link it to American, French and Hebrew roots.

About the name Jacky

Jacky is a girl name of American, French and Hebrew origin meaning “supplanter”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-cky”. US birth records list Jacky for girls from 1925 to 2025, in 97 of those 101 years. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked #1,686 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #14,942, with 5 babies.

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