The baby name Jacki is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒæki/ (JAK-ee).
The baby name Jacki is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒæki/ (JAK-ee).
Jacki is in Origin.
Jacki is a modern diminutive of Jacqueline, the French feminine form of Jacques (James), ultimately derived from the Hebrew Ya‘aqov (Jacob). The core meaning traces to “supplanter” or “one who follows/holds the heel.” While Jackie has long served as a unisex nickname for Jack or Jacqueline, the -i spelling reads chiefly as feminine in English. The clipped, breezy form aligns with mid-20th‑century trends favoring casual, vowel‑ending nicknames.
Use surged in English-speaking countries in the 1950s–1970s alongside the prominence of Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy, though Jacki remained the rarer variant compared with Jackie or Jacky. Common variants include Jackie, Jacky, Jacqui, Jaci, Jaki, and Jackee; related formal names are Jacqueline, Jaclyn, and Jacquelyn. Jacki functions both as an independent given name and as a familiar short form, offering a friendly, informal alternative to the statelier Jacqueline while preserving its classic Jacob-derived meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #36 | 3 | 884 |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #255 | 4 | 3,650 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| France | Boys | 1975 | #319 | 4 | 1,360 |
| PE | 0 | #325 | 5 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #406 | 15 | 1,885 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #440 | 6 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #463 | 43 | 7,500 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #463 | 19 | 9,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #487 | 46 | 11,342 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #509 | 32 | 11,671 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #553 | 9 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #577 | 31 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #588 | 12 | 8,289 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #660 | 300 | 14,861 |
| LB | 0 | #683 | 8 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #735 | 104 | 4,949 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #798 | 9 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #832 | 20 | 14,098 |
| United States | Boys | 2007 | #867 | 5 | 7,493 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #919 | 8 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #926 | 10 | 25,931 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #940 | 247 | 17,781 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #956 | 28 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 67 | 16,140 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,083 | 59 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,105 | 24 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,155 | 22 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,432 | 15 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,457 | 15 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,598 | 17 | 28,008 |
Jacki is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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