Jackson
Nationally, Jackson lands at #36 for 2025, drifting down from its high. It has been on the books since 1880 and never mattered more than it does today; 297,220 bearers and counting.
Jackson’s free Name Kit
Five printables for Jackson, drawn in your browser at print size the moment you ask: a name print for the wall, a nursery sign, a tracing sheet, a shortlist sheet, and twelve sibling names with the reason for each. Letter size, 300 dpi, in the site’s own hand.
- Name print Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
- Nursery sign The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
- Tracing sheet The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
- Shortlist sheet A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
- Sibling names sheet Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Name print
Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
Nursery sign
The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
Tracing sheet
The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
Shortlist sheet
A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
Sibling names sheet
Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Print on plain letter paper or heavier card; the sign and the print look best on matte stock.
Jackson since 1880
Jackson peaked in 2013 at #16; #36 in 2025.
United States national data, Social Security Administration, through 2025, how we use it.
Where Jackson is most common
Among the states, Jackson takes its largest share in Wyoming, 1.19% of the boys' names recorded there in 2025, with Vermont and New Hampshire next.
Share of the state's recorded names for that sex, from the Social Security Administration's state file; a name is listed in a state only when five or more babies received it there that year.
Names that sit near Jackson
Same shelf of the library: origin, era and shape, scored deterministically.
Jacob
#43 in 2025 · Hebrew
Julian
#25 in 2025 · Latin
Josiah
#54 in 2025 · Hebrew
Jayden
#70 in 2025
Josie
#82 in 2025
Jade
#95 in 2025
Jose
#95 in 2025 · Hebrew
Jace
#114 in 2025
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About Jackson
How common is Jackson today?
Nationally, Jackson lands at #36 for 2025, drifting down from its high. Every point on the chart is the SSA's own count, back to 1880.
Does Jackson have a meaning on record?
There is no citable gloss for Jackson in our public-domain source. We show the chart, the related names and the kit, and leave the etymology to a reference you can check.
Is there a sibling name for Jackson?
The recipe puts Jacob first, then Josiah, on shared origin, a peak within fifteen years, matching syllables and a shared first letter. Run the sibling matcher with your own names for a list scored against them.
Get Jackson’s free Name Kit
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