The name Jackson is a girl's name meaning "son of Jack".

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No, Jackson is not the latest crazy name the girls are stealing from the boys. Oddly enough, Jackson was given to MORE girls a decade ago than it was last year, probably as a family name or as a tribute to the musicians. But Jackson's extreme popularity as a boys' name has probably made it feel less possible for girls.

There have been some extremely <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names">popular baby names</a> for girls -- Addison, Madison, Allison -- that originated as patronymics and literally mean "son of." And there's nothing gender-neutral about that.

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The name Jackson peaked for girls at #2569 in 2004. The name is most popular in California. Jackson is also used for boys, ranking #36 in 2025.

The name Jackson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Jack".

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Jackson is one of those names that's much more popular than you think, coming in near the top of our annual Playground Analysis, which ranks names by grouping all their spellings together. Last year, more than 13,000 baby boys were named Jackson -- along Jaxon, Jaxson, Jaxxon, Jaxen, Jaxyn, Jaxsen, and Jaxsyn -- which counted together makes it the Number 5 boys' name.
 
But Jackson in this spelling is starting to slip, now less popular than father names John and even Jack, which it's often shortened to.
 
With its gentleman cowboy feel, Jackson is now popular throughout the English-speaking world, though it fails to achieve the true international popularity of other top boys' names such as Lucas, Leo, and even Liam. 
 
It's been chosen over the years by several celebrities for their sons, including Spike Lee, Poppy Montgomery, Carson Daly, Maria Bello, Natalie Maines, Scott Wolf, Maya Rudolph, Katey Sagal, and Charlize Theron, though its heyday as a celebrity baby name was at least a decade ago.
 One of the most common surnames in America, it's got a presidential ring via Andrew Jackson and an artistic one through Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock, whose real name was Paul Jackson Pollock.

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The name Jackson is currently ranked #36 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #14 in 2021. The name is most popular in New Hampshire, Wyoming, and New Hampshire. Jackson is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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