Jacek
A boys’ name of Polish origin, meaning supplanter; polish form of james.
Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Jacek by the numbers
Jacek was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 37 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jacek. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a supplanter
Like Jacek, each of these has a supplanter in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jacobsupplanter, holder of the heel13,122 in the US (2017)
- Jamesonson of James; supplanter3,979 in the US (2017)
- Diegosupplanter; a form of James3,095 in the US (2017)
- Jaycehe supplants; a modern respelling of James2,951 in the US (2017)
- Jakesupplanter; a form of Jacob1,491 in the US (2017)
- Jamiehe supplants; form of james195 in England and Wales (2025)
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