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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2021 · 9,568 births
- Debut · boys
- 204 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 114 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 756,943since 1880
Jack over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #15 | 8,748 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #15 | 8,472 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #14 | 8,715 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #15 | 8,936 |
| 2021 | #7,250 | 15 | #11 | 9,568 |
| 2020 | #7,559 | 14 | #21 | 8,945 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #19 | 9,404 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #28 | 8,894 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #36 | 8,477 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #38 | 8,430 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #40 | 8,514 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #41 | 8,753 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #40 | 8,577 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #46 | 7,941 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #45 | 8,185 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #45 | 8,520 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #42 | 9,029 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #39 | 9,897 |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | #38 | 10,671 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | #36 | 10,837 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #34 | 10,906 |
| 2004 | #4,816 | 27 | #42 | 9,580 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #45 | 9,318 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #44 | 9,000 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #48 | 8,149 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #46 | 8,125 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #52 | 7,385 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #61 | 6,376 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #76 | 4,984 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #89 | 4,245 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #110 | 3,448 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #127 | 2,781 |
| 1993 | — | #143 | 2,425 | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #154 | 2,070 |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | #166 | 1,949 |
| 1990 | — | #166 | 1,838 | |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #178 | 1,716 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #171 | 1,655 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #164 | 1,656 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #175 | 1,522 |
| 1985 | #5,678 | 12 | #176 | 1,523 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #173 | 1,483 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #172 | 1,526 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #166 | 1,620 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #166 | 1,616 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #158 | 1,627 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #161 | 1,582 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #156 | 1,579 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #149 | 1,672 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #149 | 1,662 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #142 | 1,742 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #149 | 1,648 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #138 | 1,850 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #142 | 1,899 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #132 | 2,364 |
| 1970 | #3,712 | 16 | #129 | 2,564 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #122 | 2,606 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #110 | 2,692 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #112 | 2,782 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #107 | 2,964 |
| 1965 | #2,605 | 22 | #104 | 3,199 |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | #99 | 3,809 |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | #102 | 3,814 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #99 | 4,170 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #90 | 4,639 |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | #85 | 4,918 |
| 1959 | #2,980 | 16 | #85 | 5,015 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #80 | 5,301 |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 | #67 | 6,024 |
| 1956 | #3,186 | 14 | #66 | 6,051 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #60 | 6,200 |
| 1954 | #2,519 | 19 | #57 | 6,475 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #57 | 6,540 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #52 | 6,937 |
| 1951 | #2,391 | 18 | #48 | 7,004 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #48 | 6,840 |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | #47 | 7,128 |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | #43 | 7,612 |
| 1947 | #2,045 | 23 | #37 | 8,507 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 | #35 | 7,801 |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | #32 | 6,857 |
| 1944 | #1,867 | 21 | #30 | 7,253 |
| 1943 | #1,703 | 25 | #34 | 7,398 |
| 1942 | #1,760 | 23 | #34 | 7,365 |
| 1941 | #1,610 | 24 | #32 | 6,950 |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | #29 | 7,048 |
| 1939 | #1,308 | 32 | #26 | 7,306 |
| 1938 | #1,182 | 38 | #25 | 8,144 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #23 | 8,194 |
| 1936 | #1,640 | 21 | #20 | 8,857 |
| 1935 | #1,101 | 40 | #18 | 9,438 |
| 1934 | #1,062 | 43 | #17 | 9,985 |
| 1933 | #937 | 53 | #17 | 9,838 |
| 1932 | #989 | 51 | #17 | 10,716 |
| 1931 | #728 | 85 | #15 | 11,488 |
| 1930 | #744 | 88 | #14 | 12,430 |
| 1929 | #777 | 81 | #14 | 12,167 |
| 1928 | #721 | 96 | #15 | 12,494 |
| 1927 | #800 | 82 | #16 | 12,802 |
| 1926 | #790 | 84 | #16 | 12,195 |
| 1925 | #758 | 95 | #17 | 12,011 |
| 1924 | #864 | 75 | #17 | 11,921 |
| 1923 | #941 | 61 | #17 | 11,190 |
| 1922 | #906 | 65 | #18 | 10,847 |
| 1921 | #964 | 59 | #18 | 10,757 |
| 1920 | #939 | 60 | #20 | 9,599 |
| 1919 | #954 | 55 | #21 | 8,263 |
| 1918 | #1,184 | 40 | #21 | 8,341 |
| 1917 | #986 | 50 | #22 | 6,875 |
| 1916 | #1,059 | 43 | #26 | 6,161 |
| 1915 | #1,115 | 37 | #27 | 5,749 |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 | #27 | 4,485 |
| 1913 | #1,308 | 19 | #28 | 3,538 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 | #28 | 2,870 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #25 | 1,668 |
| 1910 | #1,171 | 15 | #23 | 1,576 |
| 1909 | — | #27 | 1,150 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #27 | 1,086 |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #26 | 1,019 |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | #30 | 880 |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #28 | 907 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #27 | 908 |
| 1903 | — | #28 | 831 | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | #32 | 743 |
| 1901 | — | #32 | 645 | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #27 | 1,053 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #35 | 582 |
| 1898 | — | #37 | 633 | |
| 1897 | — | #42 | 497 | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #40 | 539 |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #46 | 479 |
| 1894 | — | #47 | 441 | |
| 1893 | — | #50 | 405 | |
| 1892 | — | #54 | 401 | |
| 1891 | — | #62 | 290 | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #53 | 368 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #60 | 322 |
| 1888 | — | #64 | 329 | |
| 1887 | — | #68 | 251 | |
| 1886 | — | #64 | 299 | |
| 1885 | — | #61 | 295 | |
| 1884 | — | #68 | 274 | |
| 1883 | — | #65 | 242 | |
| 1882 | — | #66 | 271 | |
| 1881 | — | #73 | 197 | |
| 1880 | — | #77 | 204 | |
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#97 · 1 in 432
- Wyoming#105 · 1 in 425
- Minnesota#112 · 1 in 766
- Oregon#114 · 1 in 592
- Nebraska#114 · 1 in 680
Best ever in a state: #1 in Wyoming, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #97 | 10 | 1 in 432 |
| Wyoming | #105 | 6 | 1 in 425 |
| Minnesota | #112 | 40 | 1 in 766 |
| Nebraska | #114 | 16 | 1 in 680 |
| Oregon | #114 | 31 | 1 in 592 |
| Idaho | #118 | 10 | 1 in 636 |
| Washington | #119 | 46 | 1 in 709 |
| Colorado | #126 | 33 | 1 in 732 |
| Michigan | #128 | 72 | 1 in 898 |
| Wisconsin | #130 | 35 | 1 in 926 |
| Indiana | #139 | 41 | 1 in 946 |
| Tennessee | #141 | 37 | 1 in 915 |
| Illinois | #142 | 92 | 1 in 907 |
| New Hampshire | #143 | 6 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Missouri | #147 | 35 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Massachusetts | #148 | 33 | 1 in 1,257 |
| West Virginia | #151 | 9 | 1 in 1,149 |
| Georgia | #154 | 53 | 1 in 881 |
| Kentucky | #155 | 19 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Ohio | #155 | 66 | 1 in 1,165 |
| Utah | #155 | 17 | 1 in 957 |
| Rhode Island | #156 | 5 | 1 in 1,262 |
| South Dakota | #156 | 5 | 1 in 941 |
| Florida | #157 | 88 | 1 in 960 |
| Oklahoma | #157 | 23 | 1 in 902 |
| Maryland | #159 | 28 | 1 in 1,095 |
| New Jersey | #159 | 43 | 1 in 1,196 |
| New York | #159 | 113 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Iowa | #161 | 15 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Arkansas | #168 | 15 | 1 in 980 |
| Nevada | #173 | 7 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Connecticut | #175 | 16 | 1 in 1,357 |
| North Carolina | #176 | 34 | 1 in 1,280 |
| Pennsylvania | #176 | 54 | 1 in 1,465 |
| Virginia | #176 | 33 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Arizona | #188 | 29 | 1 in 1,016 |
| South Carolina | #188 | 21 | 1 in 1,070 |
| Mississippi | #194 | 15 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Kansas | #195 | 12 | 1 in 1,389 |
| California | #199 | 225 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Texas | #229 | 111 | 1 in 1,298 |
| New Mexico | #270 | 7 | 1 in 1,633 |
| Alabama | #297 | 11 | 1 in 2,348 |
| Louisiana | #327 | 14 | 1 in 2,256 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,684 | #60 (1889) | #67 |
| 1890s | 4,635 | #35 (1899) | #47 |
| 1900s | 9,222 | #26 (1907) | #28 |
| 1910s | 49,526 | #21 (1918) | #25 |
| 1920s | 115,983 | #14 (1929) | #17 |
| 1930s | 96,396 | #14 (1930) | #19 |
| 1940s | 73,919 | #29 (1940) | #35 |
| 1950s | 62,387 | #48 (1951) | #62 |
| 1960s | 35,593 | #85 (1960) | #103 |
| 1970s | 18,562 | #129 (1970) | #145 |
| 1980s | 15,944 | #158 (1980) | #170 |
| 1990s | 37,501 | #52 (1999) | #114 |
| 2000s | 95,512 | #34 (2005) | #41 |
| 2010s | 85,695 | #19 (2019) | #38 |
| 2020s | 53,384 | #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 1988
girls
#6,277
12 births · 1 in 148,405 girls
boys
#171
1,655 births · 1 in 1,157 boys
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 148,405 of them was named Jack, which outranked 54.8% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jack
- #5,895Willette13
- #5,895Wynne13
- #5,895Yury13
- #6,277Jack12
- #6,277Aaren12
- #6,277Abigael12
- #6,277Addy12
- #6,666Abbe11
- #6,666Abriana11
- #6,666Adeola11
Tied with 388 names at #6,277; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,157 of them was named Jack, which outranked 98.0% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jack
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.