Jackson Boy
How popular is Jackson?
#36 boy name in 2025
6,582 baby boys were named Jackson in the US in 2025, making it the 36th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
Jackson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #36 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6,582 boys, 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #17 in 2015, #17 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (12,610 boys) |
| Highest rank | #14 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jackson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jackson family of names ranked #7 for boys in 2025 (#5 the year before), with 12,323 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 6,582 | 53% |
| Jaxon | 3,073 | 25% |
| Jaxson | 2,365 | 19% |
| Jaxen | 122 | 1% |
| Jaxyn | 53 | 0% |
| Jaxsen | 38 | 0% |
| Jaxsyn | 30 | 0% |
| Jaxin | 15 | 0% |
| Jakson | 15 | 0% |
| Jacksen | 12 | 0% |
| Jacksyn | 11 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jackson is most popular
Babies named Jackson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 13.7 per 1,000 (86 boys)
- New Hampshire: 12.5 per 1,000 (277 boys)
- Maine: 11.0 per 1,000 (213 boys)
- Wyoming: 10.5 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- Montana: 8.8 per 1,000 (156 boys)
Jackson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 371 | #238 |
| 1890s | 311 | #279 |
| 1900s | 404 | #266 |
| 1910s | 1,453 | #359 |
| 1920s | 2,327 | #363 |
| 1930s | 1,713 | #389 |
| 1940s | 1,791 | #437 |
| 1950s | 1,347 | #520 |
| 1960s | 992 | #717 |
| 1970s | 1,580 | #523 |
| 1980s | 3,224 | #421 |
| 1990s | 23,595 | #83 |
| 2000s | 94,488 | #27 |
| 2010s | 116,264 | #16 |
| 2020s | 47,360 | #14 |
Boy names about as popular as Jackson
Questions
- Is Jackson a boy or girl name?
- Jackson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jackson were boys.
- How popular is the name Jackson?
- 6,582 baby boys were named Jackson in the US in 2025, making it the 36th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
- When was Jackson most popular?
- Jackson peaked in 2013, when 12,610 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #14 in 2021.
- How many people are named Jackson?
- 297,998 babies have been named Jackson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 286,843 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Jackson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jackson was most common in Vermont, at 13.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.