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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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Son of Jack, through Jackson.
The exact entry identifies Jackson; Jackson supplies the historical patronymic. This does not establish a bearer’s actual parentage. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jackson&oldid=94578630.
Modern Jackson spelling in an English surname-name tradition.
The exact entry identifies Jackson; Jackson supplies the historical patronymic. This does not establish a bearer’s actual parentage. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jackson&oldid=94578630.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 8 · preliminary | 2269 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 4 | 4275 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2018 | Boys | 3 | 416 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2022 | Boys | 3 | 703 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2018 | Boys | 4 | 635 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2014 | Girls | 6 | 14558 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 122 | 1459 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact entry identifies Jackson; Jackson supplies the historical patronymic. This does not establish a bearer’s actual parentage. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jackson&oldid=94578630. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact entry identifies Jackson; Jackson supplies the historical patronymic. This does not establish a bearer’s actual parentage. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jackson&oldid=94578630. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
