The baby name Jock is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɒk/ (UK), /dʒɑk/ (US); rhymes with "rock".
The baby name Jock is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɒk/ (UK), /dʒɑk/ (US); rhymes with "rock".
Jock is in Origin.
Jock is the Scots diminutive of Jack/John, built on the hypocoristic -ock ending in Middle Scots. It ultimately traces to Hebrew Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious,' via Latin Iohannes and English John/Jack. Phonetic shift and Scots usage yielded Jock alongside Jack in Lowland communities.
Attested from late medieval Scotland, Jock became a familiar given name and a colloquial label for a Scotsman; in British Army slang, 'a Jock' specifically meant a Scottish soldier. The name traveled with the Scottish diaspora and remains recognizably Scottish in tone. American 'jock' meaning athlete developed later and is often linked to the generic male sense of the name. Variants and related forms include Jocky/Jockie and Jocko, with broader cognates Jack, John, Johnny, and the pan-John family such as Ian/Iain and Sean. Core meaning: God is gracious, conveying favor and divine generosity.
| Jock Mahoney Jock Mahoney was an American actor and stuntman best known for starring in the TV action-adventure series The Range Rider and Yancy Derringer. Born Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney, he built a career in film and television with a tough, athletic screen presence. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #324 | 8 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #431 | 15 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #687 | 11 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #809 | 21 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2009 | #874 | 6 | 7,454 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #938 | 14 | 16,906 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #973 | 10 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,077 | 52 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 19 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,116 | 63 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Jock is popular in 46 countries — most recent births per country:
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