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Jacqui

Girl name · 84 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Jacqui: 84 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 12 births in 1984.

Jacqui is a feminine given name that began as a Scottish and English diminutive of Jacqueline, itself the French feminine form of Jacques (James), ultimately descending from the Hebrew Ya'aqov—meaning "supplanter" or "heel-grabber." The name gained modern prominence through Jacqui Smith, who in 2007 became the United Kingdom's first female Home Secretary, and through Jacqui Oatley, the first female commentator on BBC's *Match of the Day*. While no major places bear the name directly, towns named Saint-Jacques in France