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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201976boysat 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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #64 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 249 boysAKMaine: 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: #122 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 779 boysWAIdaho: #130 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 721 boysIDMontana: #115 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 566 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #134 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,081 boysMNIllinois: #168 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,060 boysILWisconsin: #149 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,281 boysWIMichigan: #112 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 719 boysMINew York: #183 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,207 boysNYMassachusetts: #163 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,526 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedRIOregon: #163 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,246 boysORNevada: #98 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 458 boysNVWyoming: #84 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 332 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedSDIowa: #143 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,030 boysIAIndiana: #112 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 763 boysINOhio: #95 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 614 boysOHPennsylvania: #144 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,136 boysPANew Jersey: #167 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,157 boysNJConnecticut: #158 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,132 boysCTCalifornia: #163 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 902 boysCAUtah: #189 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,366 boysUTColorado: #113 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 606 boysCONebraska: #147 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,077 boysNEMissouri: #135 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 971 boysMOKentucky: #119 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 761 boysKYWest Virginia: #101 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 661 boysWVVirginia: #141 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 872 boysVAMaryland: #110 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 674 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedDEArizona: #113 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 576 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedNMKansas: #134 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 843 boysKSArkansas: #137 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 675 boysARTennessee: #126 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 692 boysTNNorth Carolina: #161 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 980 boysNCSouth Carolina: #131 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 623 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jack, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #112 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 562 boysOKLouisiana: #182 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 894 boysLAMississippi: #190 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,062 boysMSAlabama: #167 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 967 boysALGeorgia: #156 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 869 boysGAHawaii: #202 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 885 boysHITexas: #173 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 827 boysTXFlorida: #140 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 761 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#64 · 1 in 249
  2. Wyoming#84 · 1 in 332
  3. Ohio#95 · 1 in 614
  4. Nevada#98 · 1 in 458
  5. West Virginia#101 · 1 in 661

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#64121 in 249
Wyoming#8481 in 332
Ohio#951221 in 614
Nevada#9881 in 458
West Virginia#101201 in 661
Maryland#110301 in 674
Indiana#112501 in 763
Michigan#112851 in 719
Oklahoma#112341 in 562
Arizona#113311 in 576
Colorado#113311 in 606
Montana#11591 in 566
Kentucky#119351 in 761
Washington#122311 in 779
Tennessee#126431 in 692
Idaho#130101 in 721
South Carolina#131321 in 623
Kansas#134181 in 843
Minnesota#134251 in 1,081
Missouri#135341 in 971
Arkansas#137221 in 675
Florida#140621 in 761
Virginia#141351 in 872
Iowa#143191 in 1,030
Pennsylvania#144631 in 1,136
Nebraska#147101 in 1,077
Wisconsin#149241 in 1,281
Georgia#156411 in 869
Connecticut#158141 in 1,132
North Carolina#161371 in 980
California#1631761 in 902
Massachusetts#163211 in 1,526
Oregon#163131 in 1,246
Alabama#167261 in 967
New Jersey#167351 in 1,157
Illinois#168741 in 1,060
Texas#1731301 in 827
Louisiana#182341 in 894
New York#183931 in 1,207
Utah#189121 in 1,366
Mississippi#190171 in 1,062
Hawaii#20271 in 885
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———

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 1976

girls
#4,363
14 births · 1 in 104,650 girls
boys
#149
1,662 births · 1 in 944 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #4,363Jack14

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #149Jack1,662
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 104,650 of them was named Jack, which outranked 60.0% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jack
  1. #4,154Yahaira15
  2. #4,154Yashika15
  3. #4,154Yezenia15
  4. #4,363Jack14
  5. #4,363Adelaide14
  6. #4,363Aliesha14
  7. #4,363Alnisa14
  8. #4,614Aarin13
  9. #4,614Abena13
  10. #4,614Adora13

Tied with 250 names at #4,363; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 944 of them was named Jack, which outranked 97.7% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jack
  1. #145Tyrone1,731
  2. #147Darren1,693
  3. #148Bruce1,689
  4. #149Jack1,662
  5. #150Darrell1,659
  6. #151Clinton1,658
  7. #152Jorge1,654
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →