People with the first name Jackson
239,893
About 1 in 1,382 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Jackson?
Jackson was the #236 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#236
More common than 99.6% of listed first names
Peak year
2013
12,626 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
6,597
#57 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,382
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
99.6% male0.4% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Jackson across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Jackson reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2013, with 12,626 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 6,597 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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