JACK- is it too common? lovely name but there's hundreds of them..

We have a Jack and he is the only one in his year at school. He is 5 and I thought he'd probably be one of several in his class and really wanted to name him Charlie (but felt obliged to name him after my husband's grandfather).

As it turns out there are many more Charlies around than Jacks and am much happier now with Jack as it sounds more of a proper name than Charlie does.

I LOVE IT!!! I love it cos it's traditional but trendy, really works for cutey baby/ toddler ages but also a beautiful name for adults too. I think you should go for it! I was the only Abigail when I was little and I HATED that it was so unusual, i'd much rather have been called Michelle or Sarah or all the other popular 80s names. Now Abigail is REALLY popular so it's all swings and roundabouts. Go for it!!!!

too common - I know half a dozen.

I LOVE the name Jack and only know one who is an adult

agree that people believe it to be more common than it is

would loved to have used it but 3 dds later I never had the chance!

i think peolpe believe Jack to be more common than it is.
My nephew is a jack but he is the only one i know.

To be honest the whole naming your child something unique thing is a\ waste of time anyway.
unless your going to call him hemroid then there are bound to be others with the same name

I don't personally know any baby Jacks either but it is popular.

Jack is a nickname for John, but just to confuse you, Jacques is used for James in French, e.g. Coquilles Saint Jacques.

Still, it's now become a name in its own right, so if you want a Jack, name him Jack.

Actually my personal exp says it is odd that it has been No1 boys' name for so many years; there are none in either DS1 or DD yr at school (aged 9 and 7) and only 1 in DS2 yr. So certainly not as popular as some names in our middle class suburb.

( at being middle class)

I know a number of Jacks but not as many as James/Matthew/William tbh.

(My DC talking about "James" is especially confusing as they are all pals with at least 1)

Yes Jack was pet name for John but now surely acceptable in own right.

It's a valid point about spelling/writing - kids in FS1 called Madeleine or Gregory have a lot worse time than Ben and Max.

It is a nice name... but it is way too popular- there will be 5 others in his class!

There are lots of other lovely names out there.

Hi

I agree with the other posts, I hardly know any Jacks!!

Again, because it is a "proper" name it doesn't seem to matter that it is common/popular. Somehow seems worse for a "wacky/ unusual name to be very popular, I don't know why though.

x

It is a very nice name but i know many, all ages.

It would put me off but i know not everyone. My Dad is Jack.

Yes, you are right, it is a nickname for John, not James. Sorry. But it is a nickname and therefore not a proper name IMO!
Mind you, I don't think Harry is a real name either.

I like it and agree with Lulu thats its a "good" name for any age / profession

its popular but not "common" in the Harvey etc kind of sense!

there are no Jacks in youngest son ( 6) class
but eldest son (12)has a friend called Jack

my friend called he baby Jac

xx

I think Jack is a great name - but i would be put off by its popularity.

Then again it depends where you live - when I'm on Clapham Common (near to where I live in London) the air seems to echo with the word 'Jack' there are that many of them.

There are loads of Jacks in my kids school, it's popularity put me off using it. What about Jake instead? Still popular but not to the same extent.

I have a Jack and there is another in his class, plus about 4 more that I know of in his primary school! Had no idea it was so popular when we chose it but I don't think it would have put me off. Agree with Superloopy, it is nice and easy to spell, some of his friends with long and complicated names had real trouble when they started writing - and some also had trouble pronouncing their own names!

lol at money saving tip

My DS 11mo is Jack! I love his name (but admit I was influenced by my Jack Bauer-24 'thing') and it really suits him. DH suggested it and we both knew immediately that it was DS's name.

Being only 4 letters you will save money on the bedroom door name letters.

Plus when he starts writing his name he will have an easier time than others with longer names. It is so easy to spell.

If you like the name go for it.

I haven't read the other replies, but had to pop in and say that our DS1 is named Jack. It was at the top of the boys name lists when he was born almost 8 years ago too, and we decided to go with it anyway as we didn't know any others.
He will be 8 very soon, and we have only come across another Jack in the last 12 months.
I say go for it, if you love it. It is a beautiful name. Our DS is named after DH's grandad, and we love it.

Sorry for all the typos.

I think Jack is a great name. I also thought its popularity had peaked, so there aren't quite so many around now.

Funny all this talk about the "problem" of there being lots of "Jack"s (or "Ruby"s or "Harry"s). When I was at school, I was the only one in the school with my name - and I hated that. I always envied the "Samantha"s and "Sharon"s and "Paul"s....

Besides which, choosing ales populr name is not gurantee of uniqueness. A friend chose "Woody", thinking that would be unusual. He is one of three "Woody"s in his class...

i have a jack and its a fab name!

my ds has jack as a middle name. i love it and would use it for another if it wasnt his middle name iykwim.

i dont actually think popularity matters with a strong boys name like jack. it will never date and its not a name you will look back and regret choosing. i dont think boys bother the same about knowing a few other people with the same name.

I know an adult Jack who was christened John.