Jackson

#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · #36 for boys in 2025, 6,582 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2021 · 9,287 births
Debut · boys
46 births
In top 100 · boys
28 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
297,220
since 1880

Jackson over time

boys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #14, 2021boys
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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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,13315#366,582
2024#5,79921#356,899
2023#6,16919#287,334
2022#5,63822#238,120
2021#6,41418#149,287
2020#6,08319#179,138
2019#5,04126#1710,176
2018#4,66229#1710,424
2017#4,92227#2010,469
2016#5,13026#1711,315
2015#5,45824#1712,299
2014#5,31025#1812,242
2013#7,37216#1612,610
2012#5,89522#2112,498
2011#4,91528#2312,408
2010#5,77123#2511,823
2009#6,31721#2712,123
2008#5,14228#3211,641
2007#4,47533#3311,666
2006#4,68530#3510,896
2005#4,70428#449,580
2004#2,55665#488,977
2003#4,80426#528,713
2002#4,62126#508,153
2001#5,57020#606,836
2000#6,80815#725,903
1999#7,71612#834,993
1998#6,07316#1003,861
1997#9,8028#1243,126
1996#6,72313#1362,645
1995#8,7669#1612,163
1994#13,4305#1661,934
1993#8,7199#1981,539
1992#10,4797#2231,363
1991—#2411,177
1990#11,4096#316794
1989#9,6817#421495
1988#11,7985#458391
1987—#479343
1986#9,5456#509299
1985—#509293
1984—#520269
1983—#509275
1982—#509276
1981—#482300
1980—#503283
1979#10,2105#523261
1978—#581210
1977—#597201
1976—#612178
1975—#692143
1974—#721129
1973#7,4356#694133
1972—#757110
1971#8,3245#785107
1970—#791108
1969—#83385
1968—#717110
1967—#75894
1966—#80582
1965—#732103
1964—#760101
1963—#740109
1962—#746105
1961—#79791
1960—#726112
1959—#710117
1958—#686121
1957—#665130
1956—#686120
1955—#653127
1954—#672115
1953—#624132
1952—#549162
1951—#537159
1950—#521164
1949—#531158
1948—#495178
1947—#492187
1946—#480178
1945—#457168
1944—#456177
1943—#437206
1942—#442196
1941—#437177
1940—#449166
1939—#451162
1938—#463156
1937—#442159
1936—#432167
1935—#433168
1934—#423175
1933—#445155
1932—#434167
1931—#410188
1930—#389216
1929—#414202
1928—#372244
1927—#430199
1926—#386231
1925#4,0287#378249
1924—#405229
1923—#363269
1922—#403225
1921—#385246
1920—#389233
1919—#378235
1918—#402216
1917—#391206
1916—#421177
1915—#405175
1914—#390149
1913—#418107
1912—#40491
1911—#42646
1910—#35951
1909—#39738
1908—#37438
1907—#29452
1906—#36333
1905—#33736
1904—#27349
1903—#32234
1902—#30240
1901—#38324
1900—#26660
1899—#31531
1898—#38526
1897—#27942
1896—#33132
1895—#32632
1894—#30832
1893—#33028
1892—#32932
1891—#29731
1890—#35125
1889—#25142
1888—#29736
1887—#29931
1886—#25843
1885—#31229
1884—#30133
1883—#28234
1882—#23849
1881—#30728
1880—#24446
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jackson was already there! It came in at #244, and was given to 46 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901, when fewer than 25 boys a year got the name.

Where Jackson is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #15 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 102 boysAKMaine: #8 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 80 boysMEVermont: #8 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 54 boysVTNew Hampshire: #9 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 69 boysNHWashington: #12 for boys · 230 births · 1 in 144 boysWAIdaho: #18 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 136 boysIDMontana: #15 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 106 boysMTNorth Dakota: #14 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 102 boysNDMinnesota: #18 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 156 boysMNIllinois: #26 for boys · 306 births · 1 in 179 boysILWisconsin: #11 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 122 boysWIMichigan: #23 for boys · 272 births · 1 in 157 boysMINew York: #29 for boys · 479 births · 1 in 183 boysNYMassachusetts: #15 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 111 boysMARhode Island: #16 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 96 boysRIOregon: #12 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 127 boysORNevada: #30 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 165 boysNVWyoming: #5 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 55 boysWYSouth Dakota: #24 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 128 boysSDIowa: #13 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 128 boysIAIndiana: #11 for boys · 259 births · 1 in 125 boysINOhio: #14 for boys · 398 births · 1 in 137 boysOHPennsylvania: #14 for boys · 392 births · 1 in 138 boysPANew Jersey: #45 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 209 boysNJConnecticut: #20 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 117 boysCTCalifornia: #53 for boys · 743 births · 1 in 255 boysCAUtah: #13 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 133 boysUTColorado: #11 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 131 boysCONebraska: #22 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 162 boysNEMissouri: #18 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 142 boysMOKentucky: #9 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 113 boysKYWest Virginia: #19 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 124 boysWVVirginia: #9 for boys · 322 births · 1 in 120 boysVAMaryland: #24 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 155 boysMDDelaware: #19 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 110 boysDEArizona: #37 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 195 boysAZNew Mexico: #55 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 227 boysNMKansas: #14 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 146 boysKSArkansas: #7 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 115 boysARTennessee: #11 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 133 boysTNNorth Carolina: #8 for boys · 388 births · 1 in 126 boysNCSouth Carolina: #8 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 115 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #50 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 175 boysDCOklahoma: #12 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 140 boysOKLouisiana: #30 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 207 boysLAMississippi: #36 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 189 boysMSAlabama: #10 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 130 boysALGeorgia: #17 for boys · 296 births · 1 in 170 boysGAHawaii: #37 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 165 boysHITexas: #50 for boys · 699 births · 1 in 242 boysTXFlorida: #32 for boys · 445 births · 1 in 203 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#5 · 1 in 55
  2. Arkansas#7 · 1 in 115
  3. Vermont#8 · 1 in 54
  4. Maine#8 · 1 in 80
  5. South Carolina#8 · 1 in 115

Best ever in a state: #1 in Wyoming, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#5221 in 55
Arkansas#71111 in 115
Maine#8481 in 80
North Carolina#83881 in 126
South Carolina#81741 in 115
Vermont#8241 in 54
Kentucky#91741 in 113
New Hampshire#9631 in 69
Virginia#93221 in 120
Alabama#101671 in 130
Colorado#111921 in 131
Indiana#112591 in 125
Tennessee#112561 in 133
Wisconsin#111971 in 122
Oklahoma#121271 in 140
Oregon#121221 in 127
Washington#122301 in 144
Iowa#131061 in 128
Utah#131451 in 133
Kansas#14941 in 146
North Dakota#14331 in 102
Ohio#143981 in 137
Pennsylvania#143921 in 138
Alaska#15251 in 102
Massachusetts#152421 in 111
Montana#15311 in 106
Rhode Island#16351 in 96
Georgia#172961 in 170
Idaho#18571 in 136
Minnesota#181601 in 156
Missouri#182011 in 142
Delaware#19281 in 110
West Virginia#19561 in 124
Connecticut#201121 in 117
Nebraska#22541 in 162
Michigan#232721 in 157
Maryland#241621 in 155
South Dakota#24261 in 128
Illinois#263061 in 179
New York#294791 in 183
Louisiana#301041 in 207
Nevada#30721 in 165
Florida#324451 in 203
Mississippi#36641 in 189
Arizona#371641 in 195
Hawaii#37211 in 165
New Jersey#451881 in 209
District of Columbia#50201 in 175
Texas#506991 in 242
California#537431 in 255
New Mexico#55321 in 227

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 Jackson
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#35 → #36)
  • 19 spots since 2020 (#17 → #36)
  • 19 spots since 2015 (#17 → #36)
  • Biggest jump: 105 spots in 1990 (#421 → #316)
  • Biggest drop: 117 spots in 1901 (#266 → #383)
Rise & fade · boys
141 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2021 at #14 (9,287 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1998–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 150
  • Highest: 1 in 150 boys born in 2013 were named Jackson (0.67%)
  • Latest: 1 in 260 boys born in 2025 (0.39%)
  • Its best rank, #14 in 2021, was only 1 in 188 (0.53%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 39.1% of all boys named Jackson (116,264) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s371#238 (1882)#279
1890s311#279 (1897)#325
1900s404#266 (1900)#331
1910s1,453#359 (1910)#399
1920s2,327#363 (1923)#393
1930s1,713#389 (1930)#432
1940s1,791#437 (1943)#468
1950s1,347#521 (1950)#630
1960s992#717 (1968)#761
1970s1,580#523 (1979)#675
1980s3,224#421 (1989)#490
1990s23,595#83 (1999)#175
2000s94,488#27 (2009)#45
2010s116,264#16 (2013)#19
2020s47,360#14 (2021)#26

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.

Jackson in 2020

girls
#6,083
19 births · 1 in 85,082 girls
boys
#17
9,138 births · 1 in 189 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #6,083Jackson19

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #17Jackson9,138
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 85,082 of them was named Jackson, which outranked 65.3% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jackson
  1. #5,850Zunaira20
  2. #5,850Zuree20
  3. #5,850Zyanya20
  4. #6,083Jackson19
  5. #6,083Aaminah19
  6. #6,083Aava19
  7. #6,083Abrar19
  8. #6,325Aamira18
  9. #6,325Adalyna18
  10. #6,325Addaline18

Tied with 241 names at #6,083; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 189 of them was named Jackson, which outranked 99.9% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jackson
  1. #14Daniel9,530
  2. #15Jacob9,309
  3. #16Logan9,163
  4. #17Jackson9,138
  5. #18Levi9,098
  6. #19Sebastian9,029
  7. #20Mateo9,007
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →