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 1996 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 876 babies (rank #74 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

10,821

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

876

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

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	64	#360
1997	77	#316
1998	85	#305
1999	123	#244
2000	92	#299
2001	134	#227
2002	141	#223
2003	142	#229
2004	158	#229
2005	148	#237
2006	229	#192
2007	249	#193
2008	257	#191
2009	272	#188
2010	434	#139
2011	647	#99
2012	560	#113
2013	578	#106
2014	602	#100
2015	818	#82
2016	858	#79
2017	876	#74
2018	764	#80
2019	675	#91
2020	639	#90
2021	607	#97
2022	592	#94