Is Jackey a boy or girl name?

Jackey is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 726 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.9% were girls and 94.1% were boys.

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Jackey

Recorded 1930–2007 · United States

Jackey was most popular in 1956, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,162 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 726 people named Jackey.

Jackey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jackey’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jackey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jackey is mostly a boy’s name — 5.9% of the 726 Americans given it were girls and 94.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org