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Jackson

“Son of Jack” — English, patronymic surname origin

Boy's name · #36 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Jackson has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #14 (2021) · 297,220 babies named Jackson all-time · 1 in 260 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #25 in Canada (2024) · #59 in New Zealand (2025) · #71 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #90 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jacksons

• Jackson Pollock — American painter (1912–1956)
• Jackson Browne — American singer-songwriter
• Jackson Martínez — Colombian footballer
• Jackson Wang — Chinese rapper and singer (born 1994)
• Jackson Rathbone — American actor and musician

In stories & tradition

• Jackson (Tim Drake) — Batman: Arkham City · Batman: Arkham Knight
• Jackson (Jax) — Mortal Kombat · Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
• Jackson Avery — Grey's Anatomy

What Jacksons become

Among 604 notable people named Jackson:

Athletes appear 2.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer.

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