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

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considering jack for ds2 name. Think its lovely but there does seem to be loads of them..would this bother you? not that i'm part of the unusual name tribe but still..
your thoughts please...x

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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 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.

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 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!

too common - I know half a dozen.

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!!!!

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.