Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Jackson

#126 most common boys' name of all time · #260 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#126
Rank overall
#260 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
297,998
Since 2016
89,966
Peak year
2013 #16
Best rank
#14 2021
Girls Boys peak 12,626/yr
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Jackson is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 15 6,582 6,597 #36
2024 21 6,899 6,920 #35
2023 19 7,334 7,353 #28
2022 22 8,120 8,142 #23
2021 18 9,287 9,305 #14
2020 19 9,138 9,157 #17
2019 26 10,176 10,202 #17
2018 29 10,424 10,453 #17
2017 27 10,469 10,496 #20
2016 26 11,315 11,341 #17
2015 24 12,299 12,323 #17
2014 25 12,242 12,267 #18
2013 16 12,610 12,626 #16
2012 22 12,498 12,520 #21
2011 28 12,408 12,436 #23
2010 23 11,823 11,846 #25
2009 21 12,123 12,144 #27
2008 28 11,641 11,669 #32
2007 33 11,666 11,699 #33
2006 30 10,896 10,926 #35
2005 28 9,580 9,608 #44
2004 65 8,977 9,042 #48
2003 26 8,713 8,739 #52
2002 26 8,153 8,179 #50
2001 20 6,836 6,856 #60
2000 15 5,903 5,918 #72
1999 12 4,993 5,005 #83
1998 16 3,861 3,877 #100
1997 8 3,126 3,134 #124
1996 13 2,645 2,658 #136
1995 9 2,163 2,172 #161
1994 5 1,934 1,939 #166
1993 9 1,539 1,548 #198
1992 7 1,363 1,370 #223
1991 — 1,177 1,177 #241
1990 6 794 800 #316
1989 7 495 502 #421
1988 5 391 396 #458
1987 — 343 343 #479
1986 6 299 305 #509
1985 — 293 293 #510
1984 — 269 269 #521
1983 — 275 275 #509
1982 — 276 276 #509
1981 — 300 300 #483
1980 — 283 283 #503
1979 5 261 266 #524
1978 — 210 210 #582
1977 — 201 201 #597
1976 — 178 178 #612
1975 — 143 143 #693
1974 — 129 129 #722
1973 6 133 139 #694
1972 — 110 110 #757
1971 5 107 112 #785
1970 — 108 108 #791
1969 — 85 85 #833
1968 — 110 110 #717
1967 — 94 94 #758
1966 — 82 82 #805
1965 — 103 103 #732
1964 — 101 101 #761
1963 — 109 109 #740
1962 — 105 105 #746
1961 — 91 91 #797
1960 — 112 112 #726
1959 — 117 117 #710
1958 — 121 121 #686
1957 — 130 130 #665
1956 — 120 120 #686
1955 — 127 127 #653
1954 — 115 115 #673
1953 — 132 132 #624
1952 — 162 162 #549
1951 — 159 159 #537
1950 — 164 164 #523
1949 — 158 158 #531
1948 — 178 178 #495
1947 — 187 187 #493
1946 — 178 178 #480
1945 — 168 168 #457
1944 — 177 177 #457
1943 — 206 206 #438
1942 — 196 196 #442
1941 — 177 177 #438
1940 — 166 166 #449
1939 — 162 162 #452
1938 — 156 156 #464
1937 — 159 159 #443
1936 — 167 167 #432
1935 — 168 168 #433
1934 — 175 175 #423
1933 — 155 155 #445
1932 — 167 167 #434
1931 — 188 188 #410
1930 — 216 216 #389
1929 — 202 202 #414
1928 — 244 244 #372
1927 — 199 199 #430
1926 — 231 231 #386
1925 7 249 256 #379
1924 — 229 229 #405
1923 — 269 269 #363
1922 — 225 225 #403
1921 — 246 246 #385
1920 — 233 233 #389
1919 — 235 235 #378
1918 — 216 216 #402
1917 — 206 206 #391
1916 — 177 177 #422
1915 — 175 175 #405
1914 — 149 149 #390
1913 — 107 107 #418
1912 — 91 91 #404
1911 — 46 46 #427
1910 — 51 51 #359
1909 — 38 38 #398
1908 — 38 38 #374
1907 — 52 52 #297
1906 — 33 33 #365
1905 — 36 36 #340
1904 — 49 49 #274
1903 — 34 34 #325
1902 — 40 40 #304
1901 — 24 24 #384
1900 — 60 60 #266
1899 — 31 31 #317
1898 — 26 26 #385
1897 — 42 42 #279
1896 — 32 32 #332
1895 — 32 32 #327
1894 — 32 32 #311
1893 — 28 28 #330
1892 — 32 32 #330
1891 — 31 31 #298
1890 — 25 25 #352
1889 — 42 42 #256
1888 — 36 36 #298
1887 — 31 31 #301
1886 — 43 43 #259
1885 — 29 29 #312
1884 — 33 33 #301
1883 — 34 34 #283
1882 — 49 49 #240
1881 — 28 28 #307
1880 — 46 46 #247