| The boy name Jackie [ 2 syll. jac-kie, ja-ck-ie ] is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHAEKiy KEY. Jackie is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Jackie is a variant of the name John (English). Jackie is a pet form of the name Jack (English). Jackie is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1935 with 0.178% of baby boys being given the name Jackie. Its ranking then was #102. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in popularity, and is today of irregular use. In 2007, among the group of boy names directly linked to Jackie, John (English) was the most frequently used. Although there were times from 1904 to 1996 that Jackie was more popular with girls, today it is somewhat used more commonly as a boy name. Baby names that sound like Jackie include Jacky (English), Jascha (Russian), Jesse (English and German), Jessie (English), Jessy (English and German), Jesus (English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish), Jesús (Spanish), Joa (English), Joah (English and German), Joas (German), João (Portuguese), Joey (English), Josia (German), Josue (French and Spanish), Juho (Finnish), Jussi (Finnish), Géza (German and Hungarian), Jace (English), Jack (English), Jai (Indian), Jake (English), Jay (English), Jelle (Dutch), Jess (English), Jo (Dutch, German, and English), Joahaz (English), Joash (English), Joe (English and French), Joos (Dutch), Josh (English), Joshua (English), Josiah (English), Josias (German), Josua (German), Giosuè (Italian), Jehoahaz (English), and Gye (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Jackie: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
Details of famous persons named Jackie: Actor Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-Sang, 7 April 1954. Actor Jackie Gleason, born Herbert John Gleason, 26 February 1916 - 24 June 1987, Brooklyn, New York. Baseball Player Jackie Robinson, born 31 January 1919 - 24 October 1972, Cairo, Georgia. Singer Jackie Wilson, born 9 June 1934 - 21 January 1984, Detroit, Michigan. |