Jackson
Pronounced JH AE1 K S AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2013
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Jackson?
Jackson is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 291,964 children — the 133rd most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2013, when 12,640 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Jacksen and Jacsen — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jackson and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jacksen
- Jacsen
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH AE1 K S AH0 N · JH AE1 K S EH1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jackson
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jackson
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jackson?
- Jackson ranks 133rd among boys' names in US records, with 291,964 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 95,560.
- Is Jackson a unisex name?
- No. Jackson is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Jackson most popular?
- 2013, when 12,640 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jackson spelled?
- Jacksen, Jacsen. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.