How popular is the baby name Jackson in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Jackson.

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Popularity of the baby name Jackson


Posts that mention the name Jackson

Babies named for Pat Tillman

Football player and soldier Pat Tillman (1976-2004)
Pat Tillman

Patrick Daniel “Pat” Tillman — who’d played collegiate football at Arizona State University and professional football with the Arizona Cardinals — gave up his NFL career to enlist in the U.S. Army following the September 11 attacks.

After Tillman was killed in Afghanistan in April of 2004, several babies were named in his honor, including these three from Arizona specifically:

  • Tillman Jackson Cummings, born in July of 2004.
  • Tillman James Cunningham, born in October of 2006.
  • Tillman Bruce Okrepkie, born in November of 2015.

Source: Marshall, John. “Across Arizona, Parents Name Children After Pat Tillman.” ABC News 29 Apr. 2016.

Image: Clipping from the cover of the New York Daily News (24 Apr. 2004)

Popular baby names in Virginia, 2013

Flag of Virginia
Flag of Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia, on the east coast of the United States, is the 12th most populous state in the nation.

Every year, Virginia welcomes approximately 100,000 babies.

What were the most popular names among these babies in 2013 specifically? Emma and William, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Health Statistics.

Here are Virginia’s top 15+ girl names and top 15 boy names of 2013:

Girl names

  1. Emma
  2. Olivia
  3. Sophia
  4. Ava
  5. Abigail
  6. Isabella
  7. Charlotte
  8. Emily
  9. Madison
  10. Elizabeth
  11. Harper
  12. Chloe
  13. Mia
  14. Hannah
  15. Lillian
  16. Amelia
  17. Avery

(Why 17 names? According to my source, “There are some ties among the top 15 names by group, so some lists are longer.”)

Boy names

  1. William
  2. Noah
  3. Liam
  4. Mason
  5. Jacob
  6. Jackson
  7. Ethan
  8. Elijah
  9. James
  10. Michael
  11. John
  12. Aiden
  13. Alexander
  14. Benjamin
  15. Gabriel

…But that’s not all!

Virginia (just like New York City, in the nearby state of New York) also breaks down its baby name rankings by race/ethnic group.

In 2013, the population of Virginia was roughly 69.6% White (58.0% non-Hispanic White), 22.5% Black, 12.8% Hispanic, 7.7% Asian, and 0.2% Native American. While the state did not release baby name data for Asians and Native Americans, it did release data for the three larger groups.

Here are the top 15+ girl names and 15+ boy names for Virginia’s White babies:

Girl names, WhiteBoy names, White
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Sophia
4. Abigail
5. Charlotte
6. Ava
7. Isabella
8. Emily
9. Madison
10. Harper
11. Elizabeth
12. Lillian
13. Avery
14. Hannah
15. Amelia
16. Addison		1. William
2. Liam
3. Jackson
4. James
5. Noah
6. Jacob
7. Mason
8. John
9. Benjamin
10. Ethan
11. Alexander
12. Luke
13. Lucas
14. Henry
15. Michael
16. Logan

Here are the top 15+ girl names and 15+ boy names for Virginia’s Black babies:

Girl names, BlackBoy names, Black
1. Aaliyah
2. London
3. Madison
4. Serenity
5. Ava
6. Nevaeh
7. Olivia
8. Skylar
9. Kennedy
10. Londyn
11. Trinity
12. Taylor
13. Faith
14. Makayla
15. Layla
16. Gabrielle
17. Mariah
18. Naomi
19. Arianna
20. Jordyn		1. Elijah
2. Jeremiah
3. Josiah
4. Jayden
5. Aiden
6. Christian
7. Noah
8. Isaiah
9. Mason
10. Michael
11. Cameron
12. Jordan
13. Ayden
14. Christopher
15. Caleb
16. Ethan

And, finally, here are the top 15+ girl names and 15+ boy names for Virginia’s Hispanic babies:

Girl names, HispanicBoy names, Hispanic
1. Genesis
2. Sophia
3. Isabella
4. Ashley
5. Mia
6. Emily
7. Sofia
8. Camila
9. Allison
10. Brianna
11. Kimberly
12. Amy
13. Samantha
14. Melanie
15. Victoria
16. Alexa
17. Ariana
18. Emma
19. Andrea
20. Nicole		1. Daniel
2. Christopher
3. Jacob
4. Anthony
5. David
6. Angel
7. Dylan
8. Mathew
9. Joshua
10. Michael
11. Jonathan
12. Liam
13. Gabriel
14. Sebastian
15. Kevin
16. Justin
17. Adrian
18. Christian
19. Lucas
20. Brandon

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Virginia (public domain)

Popular baby names in Tennessee, 2014

Flag of Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee

According to data from the Tennessee Department of Health, the most popular baby names in Tennessee in 2014 were Emma and William.

Here are Tennessee’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Emma
2. Ava
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Isabella
6. Abigail
7. Harper
8. Elizabeth
9. Madison
10. Ella		1. William
2. Elijah
3. Mason
4. James
5. Noah
6. Liam
7. Jackson
8. John
9. Jacob
10. Ethan

Harper and Ella replaced Emily and Addison in the girls’ top ten.

Elijah crept up a spot to become the #2 boy name behind William, which has been the #1 name since 2007.

Here are Tennessee’s rankings from 2013 and 2012.

Source: Emma And William Remain The Most Popular Baby Names In Tennessee

Image: Adapted from Flag of Tennessee (public domain)

Popular baby names in Prince Edward Island (Canada), 2014

According to incomplete data from PEI’s Office of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in Prince Edward Island in 2014 were Olivia and Jack.

Here are PEI’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2014:

Girl namesBoy names
1. Olivia, 10 baby girls
2. Chloe, 9
3. Ava, 8
4. Charlotte, 8
5. Lily, 8		1. Jack, 12 baby boys
2. Oliver, 10
3. Owen, 10
4. Mason, 9
5. William, 9

Last year’s #1 baby names, Brooklyn and Liam, probably didn’t even make the top 5 this year. (It’s hard to know for sure, though, as the data only covers January through November.)

My source article made a big deal about there being 6 babies named Jaxon vs. just 3 with the traditional spelling Jackson, but the gap was even bigger in 2013 when there were 11 babies named Jaxon/Jaxen/Jaxsen and just 5 named Jackson.

Source: Jack, Olivia top baby names in 2014