Jack vs Taylor
Jack and Taylorcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Jack was ranked #2 and Taylor #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jack was ranked #2 and Taylor #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2010, Jack was ranked #4 and Taylor #88 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jack was ranked #7 and Taylor #227 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1993, Jack was ranked #17 and Taylor #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jack was ranked #22 and Taylor #385 among boys in England and Wales.
Jack and Taylor over time
Jack and Taylor appear together in 4 published lists, across 99 years of shared records. Jack held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Taylor in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jack reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Taylor in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jack rose about as far as Taylor fell — from #50 and #337 in 1992 to #2 and #829 in 2025.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2001, Taylor #73 in 2003.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jack held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Taylor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jack #1 in 1996, Taylor #65 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jack #22, Taylor #385.
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1992–2025
Jack held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Taylor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jack #1 in 2000, Taylor #160 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jack #2, Taylor #829.
Northern Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2022
Jack held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Taylor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jack #1 in 2001, Taylor #73 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Jack #2, Taylor #352.
New Zealand · Boys16 shared years, 1992–2010
Jack held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Taylor in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jack #1 in 2005, Taylor #43 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Jack #4, Taylor #88.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jack | Taylor |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | God is gracious (via John), though now used as an independent name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English, historically a diminutive of John | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒæk/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Jankin | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #2 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Jack has a recorded origin (English, historically a diminutive of John); Taylor does not have one recorded yet.
- Jack has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Taylor.
- A meaning is recorded for Jack; Taylor doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Jack a "high" Data Confidence level and Taylor a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Jack
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #171 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Taylor
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2010
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1996 (recorded 1992–2010).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls