Meaning of the nameJack
Jack is a male name of English origin, a familiar form of John, which comes from Hebrew and means 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Meaning
“familiar form of John, 'Yahweh is gracious'”
Source: Wiktionary: Jack · Behind the Name: Jack · Behind the Name: John · Wiktionary: John
- People (2022)
- 1,518
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,205
- Median age
- 30.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,365
- people
Jack in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jack, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (350 people).
146 women 1,372 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jack is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jack in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 333 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 143 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 116 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 101 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 82 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 75 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 69 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 62 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 42 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 33 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 24 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jack
According to Wiktionary, Jack is a familiar form of John: it comes from Middle English Jak, linked to a diminutive form of Jan in Middle Dutch (Janke), and today also works as an independent name. Behind the Name adds that there may have been some influence from French Jacques. John comes from Hebrew Yôḥānān, which Behind the Name translates as 'Yahweh is gracious'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,518 people named Jack, with a median age of 30.5. Most of the people recorded were born from 1990 onward.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jack · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jack · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: John · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Jack
What does the name Jack mean?
Jack means “familiar form of John, 'Yahweh is gracious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jack in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,518 people with the first name Jack, which ranks it number 6,205 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jack a boy's or a girl's name?
Jack is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 146 women and 1,372 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jack?
Jack is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jack most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Jack (101 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Names that also mean grace
See all- João♂God is gracious3,430,608 people
- Jean♂Yahweh is gracious171,850 people
- Ruan♂'God is gracious' (a form of Juan, equivalent to João)160,379 people
- Ivan♂Slavic form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'120,452 people
- Geovane♂Form of Giovanni, 'Yahweh is gracious'67,942 people
- Juan♂Yahweh is gracious67,908 people
- Ian♂Form of João, 'Yahweh is gracious'56,390 people
- Giovani♂Form of Giovanni, the Italian John, 'Yahweh is gracious'30,487 people
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