Jackson Name Popularity

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How popular is Jackson?

In 2018 the very popular name Jackson, ranked the 17th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Jackson has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #16 in 2013 with 12,591 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Jackson was 24 in 1901.

Approximately during the years 1896-1900, 1909-1917, 1939-1942, 1969-1980, and 1984-2007, the name Jackson took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1963-1966.

Jackson's popularity has steadily increased for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Jackson for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jackson?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Jackson is a huge favorite but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jackson (Girl)		Jackson (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		29	4,672	10,323	17
2017		27	4,968	10,399	20
2016		26	5,187	11,284	17
2015		24	5,524	12,269	17
2014		25	5,361	12,219	17
2013		16	7,518	12,591	16
2012		22	5,976	12,483	21
2011		28	4,968	12,398	23
2010		23	5,853	11,818	25
2009		21	6,394	12,119	26
2008		28	5,193	11,636	32
2007		33	4,508	11,663	33
2006		30	4,724	10,895	35
2005		28	4,752	9,579	44
2004		65	2,568	8,977	48
2003		26	4,855	8,713	52
2002		26	4,677	8,153	50
2001		20	5,668	6,834	60
2000		15	6,944	5,903	72
1999		12	7,902	4,993	83
1998		16	6,172	3,860	100
1997		8	10,172	3,126	124
1996		13	6,880	2,643	136
1995		9	9,038	2,161	161
1994		5	14,253	1,934	166
1993		9	9,003	1,538	198
1992		7	10,906	1,362	223
1991		< 5	--	1,177	241
1990		6	11,924	791	319
1989		7	10,103	494	421
1988		5	12,495	391	458
1987		< 5	--	342	479
1986		6	9,996	295	514
1985		< 5	--	291	512
1984		< 5	--	266	525
1983		< 5	--	274	510
1982		< 5	--	273	514
1981		< 5	--	300	482
1980		< 5	--	285	502
1979		5	10,778	259	526
1978		< 5	--	210	581
1977		< 5	--	203	594
1976		< 5	--	179	613
1975		< 5	--	143	693
1974		< 5	--	130	719
1973		6	7,777	135	689
1972		< 5	--	113	747
1971		5	8,798	108	782
1970		< 5	--	110	786
1969		< 5	--	86	831
1968		< 5	--	110	719
1967		< 5	--	94	760
1966		< 5	--	82	807
1965		< 5	--	105	728
1964		< 5	--	103	756
1963		< 5	--	110	740
1962		< 5	--	105	744
1961		< 5	--	91	800
1960		< 5	--	114	726
1959		< 5	--	118	708
1958		< 5	--	121	686
1957		< 5	--	130	672
1956		< 5	--	120	686
1955		< 5	--	128	652
1954		< 5	--	116	670
1953		< 5	--	132	625
1952		< 5	--	162	551
1951		< 5	--	159	538
1950		< 5	--	165	521
1949		< 5	--	158	531
1948		< 5	--	178	494
1947		< 5	--	187	492
1946		< 5	--	178	480
1945		< 5	--	168	458
1944		< 5	--	177	457
1943		< 5	--	205	438
1942		< 5	--	196	443
1941		< 5	--	176	441
1940		< 5	--	167	449
1939		< 5	--	162	452
1938		< 5	--	156	465
1937		< 5	--	159	443
1936		< 5	--	167	433
1935		< 5	--	168	433
1934		< 5	--	175	424
1933		< 5	--	155	445
1932		< 5	--	167	435
1931		< 5	--	188	411
1930		< 5	--	216	390
1929		< 5	--	202	414
1928		< 5	--	244	373
1927		< 5	--	199	430
1926		< 5	--	231	386
1925		7	4,208	249	379
1924		< 5	--	229	405
1923		< 5	--	269	363
1922		< 5	--	225	403
1921		< 5	--	246	385
1920		< 5	--	233	389
1919		< 5	--	235	378
1918		< 5	--	216	402
1917		< 5	--	206	392
1916		< 5	--	177	421
1915		< 5	--	175	406
1914		< 5	--	149	390
1913		< 5	--	107	418
1912		< 5	--	91	405
1911		< 5	--	46	430
1910		< 5	--	51	360
1909		< 5	--	38	402
1908		< 5	--	38	377
1907		< 5	--	52	299
1906		< 5	--	33	370
1905		< 5	--	36	342
1904		< 5	--	49	275
1903		< 5	--	34	324
1902		< 5	--	40	305
1901		< 5	--	24	388
1900		< 5	--	60	266
1899		< 5	--	31	319
1898		< 5	--	26	387
1897		< 5	--	42	280
1896		< 5	--	32	333
1895		< 5	--	32	327
1894		< 5	--	32	312
1893		< 5	--	28	337
1892		< 5	--	32	333
1891		< 5	--	31	299
1890		< 5	--	25	354
1889		< 5	--	42	255
1888		< 5	--	36	299
1887		< 5	--	31	301
1886		< 5	--	43	260
1885		< 5	--	29	314
1884		< 5	--	33	303
1883		< 5	--	34	283
1882		< 5	--	49	240
1881		< 5	--	28	309
1880		< 5	--	46	247

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.