Jackson
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning son of Jack.
How Jackson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #17 |
| 2016 | #17 |
| 2017 | #20 |
| 2018 | #17 |
| 2019 | #17 |
| 2020 | #17 |
| 2021 | #14 |
| 2022 | #23 |
| 2023 | #28 |
| 2024 | #35 |
| 2025 | #36 |
Jackson by the numbers
In 2025, 372 babies in England and Wales were named Jackson. In the US, 10,382 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 12,585 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Jack
Like Jackson, each of these traces back to Jack: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jaxxson of Jack; a modern spelling variant of Jackson71 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jaxtynson of Jack; a modern respelling of Jackson185 in the US (2017)
- Jaxsenson of Jack; a modern respelling of Jackson111 in the US (2017)
- Jacsupplanter; a form of Jack87 in England and Wales (2025)
- JacklynGod is gracious; a feminine form of Jack85 in the US (2017)
- Jacklynngod is gracious; a feminine form of Jack53 in the US (2017)
- JackyGod is gracious; a form of Jack or Jackie34 in the US (2017)
Names that come from Jackson
Forms of Jackson in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jaxgod is gracious; a spelling variant of Jackson366 in England and Wales (2025)
- JaxtonGod is gracious; a modern respelling of Jackson888 in the US (2017)
- Jaxxson of Jack; a modern spelling variant of Jackson71 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jaxtynson of Jack; a modern respelling of Jackson185 in the US (2017)
- Jaxsenson of Jack; a modern respelling of Jackson111 in the US (2017)
- JaxsynGod is gracious; a modern respelling of Jackson81 in the US (2017)
- JaxstonGod is gracious; a modern respelling of Jackson64 in the US (2017)
- JaxtenGod is gracious; a form of Jackson46 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jackson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jackson
Names that are said the same way as Jackson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jaxonson of Jack; a modern respelling of Jackson7,670 in the US (2017)
- Jaxengod is gracious; a modern respelling of Jackson327 in the US (2017)
- JaxxonGod is gracious; a modern respelling of Jackson259 in the US (2017)
- Jaxynson of Jack; a modern respelling of Jackson110 in the US (2017)
- Jaxinson of Jack; a modern respelling of Jackson50 in the US (2017)
- Jaxan15 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jackson
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