Jackson

Rank 23rd Boy Name 🔥 Popular

In 2022, the name Jackson was 23rd most popular baby name for boys and 36th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 8,092 babies were named Jackson in the United States.

In 2022, 1 out of every 415 babies in the United States were named Jackson. In a classroom of 30 students, there is approximately a 7% chance that another student would have the same name. Today, the average age of someone named Jackson is around 15 years old.

The name "Jackson" is relatively common.

The most common nickname for Jackson is Jack.

Jackson Meaning & Origin

Jackson is an English name that means "son of Jack" and evokes connotations of strength, reliability, and tradition.

The name Jackson is described as handsome, audacious and leaderly.

Pronunciation

Jackson is pronounced jack-son in English. The name Jackson has 7 letters and 2 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Fun Facts about Jackson

  • In the United States, Jackson is both a popular first name and surname. It's also the name of 23 cities and towns across the country!

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Geography

Where is the name Jackson most popular!? Popularity can vary a lot between regions. This map shows the relative popularity of a name in each state.

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Similar Sounding Names

Jaxon Jaxson Jason Joaquin Jayson Jayceon Jaxxon Jaxen Jaquan Jaxyn Jaxsyn Jaxsen Jaycen Jaysen Jaiceon Jaceon Jaycion Jacen Jaceion Joaquim Jayshawn Jasani Jessenia Jashawn Jaison

Top names staring with "J"

James Jack John Joseph Jacob Julian Jayden Josiah Joshua Jaxon Jordan Jonathan Jameson Jose Jeremiah Jace Josephine Jaxson Jasper Jade Jonah Juan Jason Julia Juniper All names starting with "J"

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Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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Name meanings are generated with the help of Artificial Intelligence using a tool called ChatGPT

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