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Jackson name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jackson ranks #36 in male records (6,582 reported) and #7,271 in female records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Jackson becoming more popular?

Jackson's reported male count decreased by 317 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #35 to #36. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Jackson in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JacksonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.11,3150201620252016: 26 female records2017: 27 female records2018: 29 female records2019: 26 female records2020: 19 female records2021: 18 female records2022: 22 female records2023: 19 female records2024: 21 female records2025: 15 female records2016: 11,315 male records2017: 10,469 male records2018: 10,424 male records2019: 10,176 male records2020: 9,138 male records2021: 9,287 male records2022: 8,120 male records2023: 7,334 male records2024: 6,899 male records2025: 6,582 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025157,2716,58236
2024215,8706,89935
2023196,2677,33428
2022225,7088,12023
2021186,5149,28714
2020196,1749,13817
2019265,08710,17617
2018294,70410,42417
2017274,97810,46920
2016265,19711,31517

Questions about Jackson’s popularity

How common is Jackson in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jackson ranks #36 in male records (6,582 reported) and #7,271 in female records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Jackson?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Jackson only.

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Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Jackson creates a match.

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