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Jack

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Lemondrop09 · 05/04/2017 00:37

How popular is Jack, really? I'm trying to pick a name outside of the top 10, but the name Jack came out of an inside joke but I actually quite like it.

Thing is, I worked in a nursery a few years ago and we had four Jacks in the baby room alone. They were never called Jack, they were always Jack G, Jack R etc.

I appreciate you cannot predict future name trends or who ends up in your child's school. However I would like to avoid the inevitable Name + Initial where possible (although DH did point out that our surname initial would be a kind of cool nickname - Jack L!)

So Jack is number 2 on the UK charts. But I haven't met a baby Jack for a while. Is it really that popular? How many Jacks do you know and what age range are they?

Btw, really dislike Jackson/Jaxon, before anyone suggests these as an alternative. They seem to be rising in popularity anyway.

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GreenSpaghetti · 05/04/2017 05:24

I know two 5yo Jacks, 1 2/3yo and a 1yo. So still being used fairly regularly round my way

Littlelegs19 · 05/04/2017 04:36

Me and DS, 4.5months, attend a weekly class and out of 15 babies, only 3 are boys and the other 2 are both jack.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 05/04/2017 04:27

I have a 20 year old Jack. He was the only one in his year at secondary school.

There is only one Jack in DS2's Year (currently Year 11), and one Jack in DD's primary school class (Year 1).

My Jack is named after my grandfather & I honestly didn't realise its' popularity until he was a few months old.

I would say that if a name is your favourite, still use it. You won't know what your DCs future class mates might be called, and even less popular/common names can end up with doubles in a class. For example, there are three Jessica's in DD's class. It wasn't a top 10 name nationally the year she was born. Boy wise, there are three Sam's. But only one Jack.

Susiesue61 · 05/04/2017 03:43

I have a 17 year old Jack and there are less round here than some other names. I love it! My dad is Jack too, and now that DS has grown taller, dad is now wee Jack Grin Ds2 has a much more common name - he's Sam and is one of three in his football team alone!

mumgointhroughtorture · 05/04/2017 02:35

I have a 12 yr old Jack and he was at one stage 1 of only about 3 in his school. I think it depends on the area . I have never regretted his name and still love it to this day

ThaliaLuxurySpa · 05/04/2017 02:28

Jacques is a nice alternative.

(with the soft "J" French pronunciation: Zh-ak, though...not "Jakes" as in Hattie Jacques!!).

Know 2 (3 yr old, and a newborn), neither family with any French connections...just that their parents love the name.

Jack is pretty popular around these parts, with the under 5s.
I like it.

ZilphasHatpin · 05/04/2017 00:56

I Know a 5yo jack and two 18yo jacks.

And now I have seen the name jack so many times on this thread the word looks strange Grin

clary · 05/04/2017 00:53

I am a secondary school teacher and Jack is way the most popular name among the boys.

I usually have a Jack in every class. Last year I had two year 7 classes with 3 in each.

These are obv 11yos but it has been up there for many years.

I don't know any small children now as my own DC are teenagers, but certainly I know loads and loads of Jacks in the age range 11-20, and AFAIK it has been number 1/2 for the last 10 years too so I imagine there are lots of 2-3-4 yo Jacks too. It's a great name for sure but if you want to avoid a popular name I would pick another.

SuperBeagle · 05/04/2017 00:52

I know two young Jacks. One is 5 or 6, and one is almost 2.

Sophronia · 05/04/2017 00:51

Oh and the only one I know is 27!

Sophronia · 05/04/2017 00:50

I think it's less popular than it used to be. It's a great name.

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