Jackson

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jackson is an English masculine given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname, which means "son of Jack". It is in regular use, along with spelling variants such as Jaxon, and Jacksen, Jacson, and Jaxson.

From Wikipedia

Jackson first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 1,079 babies (rank #16 that year). In 2024 it was given to 721 boys (rank #25). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Jackson

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jackson yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

21,397

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,079

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jackson

Jackson Pollockdraftsperson · b. 1912
Jackson Brownerecording artist · b. 1948
Jackson Martínezassociation football player · b. 1986
Jackson Rathbonefilm actor · b. 1984
Jackson Irvineassociation football player · b. 1993

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Names ranked near Jackson in 2024

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	105	#267
1992	117	#257
1993	147	#205
1994	116	#231
1995	181	#186
1996	213	#155
1997	194	#158
1998	259	#132
1999	339	#97
2000	358	#91
2001	459	#76
2002	493	#69
2003	476	#74
2004	468	#76
2005	491	#76
2006	619	#60
2007	693	#53
2008	758	#43
2009	824	#39
2010	761	#42
2011	888	#31
2012	934	#29
2013	1,051	#22
2014	1,043	#23
2015	1,041	#20
2016	1,018	#21
2017	976	#20
2018	910	#23
2019	1,048	#18
2020	927	#19
2021	1,079	#16
2022	915	#18
2023	770	#22
2024	721	#25