Jackson is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #36 in 2025.
Jackson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #36 among boys (6,582) and #7,271 among girls (15) — overall #57 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,597 | 6,597 | #7,271 | #36 |
| 2024 | 6,920 | 6,920 | #5,870 | #35 |
| 2023 | 7,353 | 7,353 | #6,267 | #28 |
| 2022 | 8,142 | 8,142 | #5,708 | #23 |
| 2021 | 9,305 | 9,305 | #6,514 | #14 |
| 2020 | 9,157 | 9,157 | #6,174 | #17 |
| 2019 | 10,202 | 10,202 | #5,087 | #17 |
| 2018 | 10,453 | 10,453 | #4,704 | #17 |
| 2017 | 10,496 | 10,496 | #4,978 | #20 |
| 2016 | 11,341 | 11,341 | #5,197 | #17 |
| 2015 | 12,323 | 12,323 | #5,539 | #17 |
| 2014 | 12,267 | 12,267 | #5,371 | #18 |
| 2013 | 12,626 | 12,626 | #7,534 | #16 |
| 2012 | 12,520 | 12,520 | #5,990 | #21 |
| 2011 | 12,436 | 12,436 | #4,975 | #23 |
| 2010 | 11,846 | 11,846 | #5,860 | #25 |
| 2009 | 12,144 | 12,144 | #6,401 | #27 |
| 2008 | 11,669 | 11,669 | #5,194 | #32 |
| 2007 | 11,699 | 11,699 | #4,508 | #33 |
| 2006 | 10,926 | 10,926 | #4,724 | #35 |
| 2005 | 9,608 | 9,608 | #4,758 | #44 |
| 2004 | 9,042 | 9,042 | #2,570 | #48 |
| 2003 | 8,739 | 8,739 | #4,859 | #52 |
| 2002 | 8,179 | 8,179 | #4,682 | #50 |
| 2001 | 6,856 | 6,856 | #5,668 | #60 |
| 2000 | 5,918 | 5,918 | #6,945 | #72 |
| 1999 | 5,005 | 5,005 | #7,904 | #83 |
| 1998 | 3,877 | 3,877 | #6,173 | #100 |
| 1997 | 3,134 | — | #10,171 | #124 |
| 1996 | 2,658 | — | #6,883 | #136 |
| 1995 | 2,172 | — | #9,040 | #161 |
| 1994 | 1,939 | — | #14,254 | #166 |
| 1993 | 1,548 | — | #9,007 | #198 |
| 1992 | 1,370 | — | #10,906 | #223 |
| 1991 | 1,177 | — | — | #241 |
| 1990 | 800 | — | #11,927 | #317 |
| 1989 | 502 | — | #10,107 | #421 |
| 1988 | 396 | — | #12,501 | #458 |
| 1987 | 343 | — | — | #479 |
| 1986 | 305 | — | #10,000 | #510 |
| 1985 | 293 | — | — | #510 |
| 1984 | 269 | — | — | #520 |
| 1983 | 275 | — | — | #510 |
| 1982 | 276 | — | — | #510 |
| 1981 | 300 | — | — | #482 |
| 1980 | 283 | — | — | #504 |
| 1979 | 266 | — | #10,785 | #523 |
| 1978 | 210 | — | — | #582 |
| 1977 | 201 | — | — | #597 |
| 1976 | 178 | — | — | #613 |
| 1975 | 143 | — | — | #694 |
| 1974 | 129 | — | — | #721 |
| 1973 | 139 | — | #7,784 | #695 |
| 1972 | 110 | — | — | #758 |
| 1971 | 112 | — | #8,800 | #785 |
| 1970 | 108 | — | — | #792 |
| 1969 | 85 | — | — | #834 |
| 1968 | 110 | — | — | #718 |
| 1967 | 94 | — | — | #760 |
| 1966 | 82 | — | — | #807 |
| 1965 | 103 | — | — | #732 |
| 1964 | 101 | — | — | #762 |
| 1963 | 109 | — | — | #742 |
| 1962 | 105 | — | — | #746 |
| 1961 | 91 | — | — | #801 |
| 1960 | 112 | — | — | #729 |
| 1959 | 117 | — | — | #711 |
| 1958 | 121 | — | — | #686 |
| 1957 | 130 | — | — | #669 |
| 1956 | 120 | — | — | #686 |
| 1955 | 127 | — | — | #653 |
| 1954 | 115 | — | — | #672 |
| 1953 | 132 | — | — | #625 |
| 1952 | 162 | — | — | #551 |
| 1951 | 159 | — | — | #538 |
| 1950 | 164 | — | — | #524 |
| 1949 | 158 | — | — | #531 |
| 1948 | 178 | — | — | #495 |
| 1947 | 187 | — | — | #493 |
| 1946 | 178 | — | — | #480 |
| 1945 | 168 | — | — | #458 |
| 1944 | 177 | — | — | #457 |
| 1943 | 206 | — | — | #437 |
| 1942 | 196 | — | — | #443 |
| 1941 | 177 | — | — | #438 |
| 1940 | 166 | — | — | #450 |
| 1939 | 162 | — | — | #452 |
| 1938 | 156 | — | — | #464 |
| 1937 | 159 | — | — | #443 |
| 1936 | 167 | — | — | #432 |
| 1935 | 168 | — | — | #433 |
| 1934 | 175 | — | — | #424 |
| 1933 | 155 | — | — | #445 |
| 1932 | 167 | — | — | #434 |
| 1931 | 188 | — | — | #411 |
| 1930 | 216 | — | — | #390 |
| 1929 | 202 | — | — | #414 |
| 1928 | 244 | — | — | #373 |
| 1927 | 199 | — | — | #430 |
| 1926 | 231 | — | — | #386 |
| 1925 | 256 | — | #4,210 | #379 |
| 1924 | 229 | — | — | #405 |
| 1923 | 269 | — | — | #363 |
| 1922 | 225 | — | — | #403 |
| 1921 | 246 | — | — | #385 |
| 1920 | 233 | — | — | #389 |
| 1919 | 235 | — | — | #378 |
| 1918 | 216 | — | — | #402 |
| 1917 | 206 | — | — | #392 |
| 1916 | 177 | — | — | #421 |
| 1915 | 175 | — | — | #406 |
| 1914 | 149 | — | — | #390 |
| 1913 | 107 | — | — | #418 |
| 1912 | 91 | — | — | #405 |
| 1911 | 46 | — | — | #430 |
| 1910 | 51 | — | — | #360 |
| 1909 | 38 | — | — | #402 |
| 1908 | 38 | — | — | #377 |
| 1907 | 52 | — | — | #299 |
| 1906 | 33 | — | — | #370 |
| 1905 | 36 | — | — | #342 |
| 1904 | 49 | — | — | #275 |
| 1903 | 34 | — | — | #324 |
| 1902 | 40 | — | — | #305 |
| 1901 | 24 | — | — | #388 |
| 1900 | 60 | — | — | #266 |
| 1899 | 31 | — | — | #319 |
| 1898 | 26 | — | — | #387 |
| 1897 | 42 | — | — | #280 |
| 1896 | 32 | — | — | #333 |
| 1895 | 32 | — | — | #327 |
| 1894 | 32 | — | — | #312 |
| 1893 | 28 | — | — | #337 |
| 1892 | 32 | — | — | #333 |
| 1891 | 31 | — | — | #299 |
| 1890 | 25 | — | — | #354 |
| 1889 | 42 | — | — | #255 |
| 1888 | 36 | — | — | #299 |
| 1887 | 31 | — | — | #301 |
| 1886 | 43 | — | — | #260 |
| 1885 | 29 | — | — | #314 |
| 1884 | 33 | — | — | #303 |
| 1883 | 34 | — | — | #283 |
| 1882 | 49 | — | — | #240 |
| 1881 | 28 | — | — | #309 |
| 1880 | 46 | — | — | #247 |