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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #14, 2021boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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#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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedAKMaine: #172 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,256 boysMEVermont: #97 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 479 boysVTNew Hampshire: #151 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,305 boysNHWashington: #246 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,791 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #161 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,269 boysMNIllinois: #425 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,879 boysILWisconsin: #215 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,850 boysWIMichigan: #378 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,737 boysMINew York: #360 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,018 boysNYMassachusetts: #206 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,001 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedRIOregon: #176 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,064 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedSDIowa: #237 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,058 boysIAIndiana: #345 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,684 boysINOhio: #408 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,988 boysOHPennsylvania: #481 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,857 boysPANew Jersey: #388 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,912 boysNJConnecticut: #320 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,224 boysCTCalifornia: #342 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 2,846 boysCAUtah: #218 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,388 boysUTColorado: #169 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,062 boysCONebraska: #163 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,092 boysNEMissouri: #281 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,531 boysMOKentucky: #298 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,101 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedWVVirginia: #281 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,282 boysVAMaryland: #340 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,016 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedDEArizona: #234 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,399 boysAZNew Mexico: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,284 boysNMKansas: #304 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,416 boysKSArkansas: #157 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 860 boysARTennessee: #217 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,549 boysTNNorth Carolina: #199 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,398 boysNCSouth Carolina: #333 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,697 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jackson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #248 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,711 boysOKLouisiana: #519 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,464 boysLAMississippi: #439 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,431 boysMSAlabama: #327 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,712 boysALGeorgia: #227 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,433 boysGAHawaii: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,202 boysHITexas: #330 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 2,357 boysTXFlorida: #400 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,397 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#97 · 1 in 479
  2. New Hampshire#151 · 1 in 1,305
  3. Arkansas#157 · 1 in 860
  4. Minnesota#161 · 1 in 1,269
  5. Nebraska#163 · 1 in 1,092

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#9771 in 479
New Hampshire#15161 in 1,305
Arkansas#157181 in 860
Minnesota#161251 in 1,269
Nebraska#163101 in 1,092
Colorado#169231 in 1,062
Maine#17261 in 1,256
Oregon#176191 in 1,064
North Carolina#199341 in 1,398
Massachusetts#206221 in 2,001
Wisconsin#215181 in 1,850
Tennessee#217231 in 1,549
Utah#218121 in 1,388
Georgia#227351 in 1,433
Hawaii#23161 in 1,202
Arizona#234221 in 1,399
Iowa#23791 in 2,058
Washington#246201 in 1,791
Oklahoma#248121 in 1,711
Missouri#281151 in 2,531
Virginia#281191 in 2,282
Kentucky#29881 in 3,101
Kansas#30471 in 2,416
Connecticut#32071 in 3,224
Alabama#327101 in 2,712
Texas#330651 in 2,357
South Carolina#33391 in 2,697
Maryland#340111 in 3,016
California#3421021 in 2,846
Indiana#345111 in 3,684
New York#360461 in 3,018
New Mexico#36251 in 2,284
Michigan#378191 in 3,737
New Jersey#388141 in 3,912
Florida#400271 in 3,397
Ohio#408161 in 4,988
Illinois#425231 in 3,879
Mississippi#43951 in 3,431
Pennsylvania#481121 in 6,857
Louisiana#51971 in 4,464
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
West Virginia
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 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 1990

girls
#11,409
6 births · 1 in 316,425 girls
boys
#316
794 births · 1 in 2,587 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #11,409Jackson6

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #316Jackson794
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 316,425 of them was named Jackson, which outranked 25.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jackson
  1. #10,193Zandrea7
  2. #10,193Zane7
  3. #10,193Zanna7
  4. #11,409Jackson6
  5. #11,409Aariel6
  6. #11,409Aarion6
  7. #11,409Abagael6
  8. #12,958Aarica5
  9. #12,958Aasha5
  10. #12,958Abagale5

Tied with 1,548 names at #11,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 5,592Alannah#6,531#939
  2. 1,178Symone#1,998#820
  3. 869Shelbi#1,750#881
  4. 831Latifah#1,532#701
  5. 828Skyler#1,564#736
Fallers
  1. 2,554Elizabet#524#3,078
  2. 1,572Katherin#717#2,289
  3. 652Stephani#390#1,042
  4. 504Ashanti#893#1,397
  5. 416Audrianna#759#1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,587 of them was named Jackson, which outranked 96.7% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jackson
  1. #313Stanley809
  2. #314Orlando800
  3. #315Brady797
  4. #316Jackson794
  5. #316Chance794
  6. #318Jarrod792
  7. #319Israel791
  8. #320Sebastian790

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 3,636Tevin#4,017#381
  2. 3,283Keenen#4,271#988
  3. 1,325Male#2,027#702
  4. 1,032Denzel#1,476#444
  5. 598Kevon#1,476#878
Fallers
  1. 1,130Kiara#956#2,086
  2. 916Rachel#993#1,909
  3. 855Nicole#985#1,840
  4. 746Tiffany#956#1,702
  5. 681Sarah#819#1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990