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    The first name Jean-Jacques

    A unisex name.

    3 syllables Unisex

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Jean-Jacques last appeared in the official list in 1996, given to 4 boys.

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    4
    babies named Jean-Jacques, 1996–2025
    #2,357
    rank in 1996
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jean-Jacques with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Jean-Jacques at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2022, 5 boys born in the United States were named Jean-Jacques, the 13,189th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 5 were.

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    10
    babies named Jean-Jacques since 1880
    #13,189
    rank in 2022
    2000
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Jean-Jacques

    65 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
      Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778)
    • Jean-Jacques Annaud
      French film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1943)
    • Jean-Jacques Ampère
      French philologist (1800–1864)
    • Jean-Jacques Beineix
      French film director, film producer and screenwriter (1946–2022)
    • Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
      French writer and numismatist (1716-1795)
    • Jean-Jacques Henner
      French painter (1829-1905)
    • Jean-Jacques Marcel
      French association football player (1931-2014)
    • Jean-Jacques Schuhl
      French writer, born 1941
    • Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
      French journalist and politician (1924-2006)
    • Jean-Jacques Favier
      French astronaut (1949–2023)
    • Jean-Jacques Eydelie
      French footballer, born 1966
    • Jean Jacques Dortous de Mayran
      French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist, 1678–1771

    Questions

    How popular is the name Jean-Jacques?
    In 1996, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Jean-Jacques, ranking 2,357th.
    When was Jean-Jacques most popular?
    2000 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Jean-Jacques, its highest rank at 11,176th.