Jack

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #15 for boys in 2025, 8,748 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2021 · 9,568 births
Debut · boys
204 births
In top 100 · boys
114 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
756,943
since 1880

Jack over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201911boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#158,748
2024#11,1228#158,472
2023#8,05513#148,715
2022#11,2318#158,936
2021#7,25015#119,568
2020#7,55914#218,945
2019#7,71614#199,404
2018#11,4278#288,894
2017#10,6899#368,477
2016#9,41111#388,430
2015#14,4826#408,514
2014#10,9559#418,753
2013#13,1507#408,577
2012#10,42910#467,941
2011#16,7645#458,185
2010#13,4487#458,520
2009#8,45414#429,029
2008#8,10915#399,897
2007#7,73316#3810,671
2006#6,12521#3610,837
2005#9,45211#3410,906
2004#4,81627#429,580
2003#7,58014#459,318
2002#7,81613#449,000
2001#8,75811#488,149
2000#11,8017#468,125
1999#9,4799#527,385
1998#8,01611#616,376
1997#10,8367#764,984
1996#11,8076#894,245
1995#13,3865#1103,448
1994#13,4305#1272,781
1993—#1432,425
1992#9,4918#1542,070
1991#8,5889#1661,949
1990—#1661,838
1989#9,6817#1781,716
1988#6,27712#1711,655
1987#4,66017#1641,656
1986#9,5456#1751,522
1985#5,67812#1761,523
1984#7,3988#1731,483
1983#3,94919#1721,526
1982#4,94514#1661,620
1981#7,4098#1661,616
1980#5,24513#1581,627
1979#4,23117#1611,582
1978#4,07917#1561,579
1977#4,42515#1491,672
1976#4,36314#1491,662
1975#7,1737#1421,742
1974#6,2588#1491,648
1973#5,19110#1381,850
1972#3,54317#1421,899
1971#4,81011#1322,364
1970#3,71216#1292,564
1969#3,31817#1222,606
1968#3,78913#1102,692
1967#3,65613#1122,782
1966#4,4939#1072,964
1965#2,60522#1043,199
1964#3,69213#993,809
1963#3,45814#1023,814
1962#3,43814#994,170
1961#3,06017#904,639
1960#3,21215#854,918
1959#2,98016#855,015
1958#3,54312#805,301
1957#3,15014#676,024
1956#3,18614#666,051
1955#2,83916#606,200
1954#2,51919#576,475
1953#2,81215#576,540
1952#3,7969#526,937
1951#2,39118#487,004
1950#2,65215#486,840
1949#2,13421#477,128
1948#2,70114#437,612
1947#2,04523#378,507
1946#2,02421#357,801
1945#1,99318#326,857
1944#1,86721#307,253
1943#1,70325#347,398
1942#1,76023#347,365
1941#1,61024#326,950
1940#1,79220#297,048
1939#1,30832#267,306
1938#1,18238#258,144
1937#1,45126#238,194
1936#1,64021#208,857
1935#1,10140#189,438
1934#1,06243#179,985
1933#93753#179,838
1932#98951#1710,716
1931#72885#1511,488
1930#74488#1412,430
1929#77781#1412,167
1928#72196#1512,494
1927#80082#1612,802
1926#79084#1612,195
1925#75895#1712,011
1924#86475#1711,921
1923#94161#1711,190
1922#90665#1810,847
1921#96459#1810,757
1920#93960#209,599
1919#95455#218,263
1918#1,18440#218,341
1917#98650#226,875
1916#1,05943#266,161
1915#1,11537#275,749
1914#1,34422#274,485
1913#1,30819#283,538
1912#1,17820#282,870
1911#1,54510#251,668
1910#1,17115#231,576
1909—#271,150
1908#1,8626#271,086
1907#1,8216#261,019
1906#1,7276#30880
1905#1,6966#28907
1904#1,3648#27908
1903—#28831
1902#1,13310#32743
1901—#32645
1900#1,9325#271,053
1899#1,1818#35582
1898—#37633
1897—#42497
1896#1,5835#40539
1895#1,4266#46479
1894—#47441
1893—#50405
1892—#54401
1891—#62290
1890#1,3385#53368
1889#1,2795#60322
1888—#64329
1887—#68251
1886—#64299
1885—#61295
1884—#68274
1883—#65242
1882—#66271
1881—#73197
1880—#77204
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jack was already there! It came in at #77, and was given to 204 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 300 boys a year got the name.

Where Jack is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedNHWashington: #16 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 59 boysWAIdaho: #16 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 54 boysIDMontana: #10 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 30 boysMTNorth Dakota: #43 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 119 boysNDMinnesota: #70 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 272 boysMNIllinois: #31 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 136 boysILWisconsin: #46 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 151 boysWIMichigan: #29 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 108 boysMINew York: #20 for boys · 263 births · 1 in 90 boysNYMassachusetts: #95 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 660 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedRIOregon: #8 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 30 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #41 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 117 boysSDIowa: #42 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 139 boysIAIndiana: #46 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 180 boysINOhio: #31 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 140 boysOHPennsylvania: #48 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 248 boysPANew Jersey: #49 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 205 boysNJConnecticut: #82 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 541 boysCTCalifornia: #9 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 48 boysCAUtah: #40 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 108 boysUTColorado: #14 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 54 boysCONebraska: #29 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 96 boysNEMissouri: #28 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 111 boysMOKentucky: #27 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 130 boysKYWest Virginia: #68 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 269 boysWVVirginia: #39 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 212 boysVAMaryland: #91 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 441 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #20 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 76 boysNMKansas: #27 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 99 boysKSArkansas: #12 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 72 boysARTennessee: #24 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 122 boysTNNorth Carolina: #20 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 118 boysNCSouth Carolina: #26 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 141 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #7 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 55 boysOKLouisiana: #20 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 83 boysLAMississippi: #20 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 103 boysMSAlabama: #20 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 103 boysALGeorgia: #24 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 118 boysGAHawaii: #21 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 49 boysHITexas: #9 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 63 boysTXFlorida: #19 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 81 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#7 · 1 in 55
  2. Oregon#8 · 1 in 30
  3. California#9 · 1 in 48
  4. Texas#9 · 1 in 63
  5. Montana#10 · 1 in 30

Best ever in a state: #1 in Wyoming, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#7631 in 55
Oregon#8251 in 30
California#9711 in 48
Texas#91451 in 63
Montana#10181 in 30
Arkansas#12481 in 72
Colorado#14241 in 54
Idaho#1681 in 54
Washington#16241 in 59
Florida#19301 in 81
Alabama#20611 in 103
Louisiana#20521 in 83
Mississippi#20551 in 103
New Mexico#2091 in 76
New York#202631 in 90
North Carolina#20601 in 118
Hawaii#2151 in 49
Georgia#24761 in 118
Tennessee#24391 in 122
South Carolina#26411 in 141
Kansas#27241 in 99
Kentucky#27371 in 130
Missouri#28481 in 111
Michigan#29331 in 108
Nebraska#29171 in 96
Illinois#31671 in 136
Ohio#31561 in 140
Virginia#39271 in 212
Utah#4051 in 108
South Dakota#4171 in 117
Iowa#42171 in 139
North Dakota#4371 in 119
Indiana#46191 in 180
Wisconsin#46181 in 151
Pennsylvania#48731 in 248
New Jersey#49271 in 205
West Virginia#6891 in 269
Minnesota#70101 in 272
Connecticut#8251 in 541
Maryland#9161 in 441
Massachusetts#95141 in 660
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Maine———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jack
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • Held #15 since 2024
  • 6 spots since 2020 (#21 → #15)
  • 25 spots since 2015 (#40 → #15)
  • Biggest jump: 21 spots in 1996 (#110 → #89)
  • Biggest drop: 13 spots in 1958 (#67 → #80)
Rise & fade · boys
141 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2021 at #11 (9,568 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 114 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 114 yrs · run 1880–1962
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 88
  • Highest: 1 in 88 boys born in 1927 were named Jack (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 195 boys born in 2025 (0.51%)
  • Its best rank, #11 in 2021, was only 1 in 183 (0.55%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 15.3% of all boys named Jack (115,983) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #14 (1930) → #178 (1989) → #11 (2021)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,684#60 (1889)#67
1890s4,635#35 (1899)#47
1900s9,222#26 (1907)#28
1910s49,526#21 (1918)#25
1920s115,983#14 (1929)#17
1930s96,396#14 (1930)#19
1940s73,919#29 (1940)#35
1950s62,387#48 (1951)#62
1960s35,593#85 (1960)#103
1970s18,562#129 (1970)#145
1980s15,944#158 (1980)#170
1990s37,501#52 (1999)#114
2000s95,512#34 (2005)#41
2010s85,695#19 (2019)#38
2020s53,384#11 (2021)#15

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jack in 1911

girls
#1,545
10 births · 1 in 41,831 girls
boys
#25
1,668 births · 1 in 135 boys

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #1,545Jack10

Top boys' names in 1911

  1. #1John13,446
  2. #2William10,593
  3. #3James9,952
  4. #4George6,586
  5. #5Robert6,526
  6. #6Joseph6,488
  7. #7Charles5,725
  8. #8Frank4,314
  9. #9Edward4,164
  10. #10Thomas3,292
  11. #25Jack1,668
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 41,831 of them was named Jack, which outranked 46.1% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jack
  1. #1,450Vona11
  2. #1,450Zell11
  3. #1,450Zilpha11
  4. #1,545Jack10
  5. #1,545Adda10
  6. #1,545Algie10
  7. #1,545Alvis10
  8. #1,656Adelene9
  9. #1,656Adelyn9
  10. #1,656Adriana9

Tied with 110 names at #1,545; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

225,970 boys got a published name in 1911; 1 in 135 of them was named Jack, which outranked 98.7% of the 1,999 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jack
  1. #22Fred1,808
  2. #23Clarence1,775
  3. #24Ralph1,674
  4. #25Jack1,668
  5. #26Carl1,574
  6. #27David1,556
  7. #28Howard1,467
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 900Vincenzo#1,589 → #689
  2. ↑ 900Wyman#1,589 → #689
  3. ↑ 882Rodger#1,589 → #707
  4. ↑ 796Cedric#1,589 → #793
  5. ↑ 796Hughie#1,589 → #793
Fallers
  1. ↓ 881Bertha#859 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 881Arlo#859 → #1,740
  3. ↓ 831Shelton#556 → #1,387
  4. ↓ 812Guss#928 → #1,740
  5. ↓ 812Halley#928 → #1,740

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1911 →