Jacob vs Jackson

Side-by-side comparison of Jacob and Jackson - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jacob

Boy name · Rank #40

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Name B

Jackson

Boy name · Rank #35

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Metric Jacob Jackson
Current Rank #40 #35
Total Births (all years) 988,227 297,220
Peak Year 1998 2013
Peak Year Births 36,031 12,610
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jacob Jackson
1880s 3,566 371
1890s 2,551 311
1900s 2,191 404
1910s 8,684 1,453
1920s 9,047 2,327
1930s 5,264 1,713
1940s 4,853 1,791
1950s 5,400 1,347
1960s 5,075 992
1970s 36,351 1,580
1980s 124,254 3,224
1990s 298,415 23,595
2000s 274,077 94,488
2010s 163,321 116,264
2020s 45,178 47,360

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jacob Jackson
2014 16,923 12,242
2015 16,005 12,299
2016 14,559 11,315
2017 13,269 10,469
2018 11,897 10,424
2019 10,797 10,176
2020 9,309 9,138
2021 8,494 9,287
2022 7,667 8,120
2023 7,015 7,334
2024 6,541 6,899
2025 6,152 6,582

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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