Boys' name · since 1880
Jack
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 756,943 babies named Jack, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #15 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 756,943
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jack currently ranks #15 among boys' names in America, with 756,943 babies recorded since 1880.
Jack has 756,943 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15 as of the latest data, more common than 99.9% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #46 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #15 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 756,943 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jack ranks #46 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 756,943 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #46 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #15 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 756,943
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jack's 756,943 recorded births place it above 99.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jack compares
756,943 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jack's all-time total is 2,051x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jack | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 756,943 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12,802 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jack's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jack's full recorded timeline at 1953, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 197 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 12,802 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jack popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 12,802
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jack popularity over time - girls
2,734 total births recorded since 1889 (Jack as girls' name)
Jack by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (115,983 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Jack's strongest decade.
115,983 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Jack births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,684
1880s
2,684 births
- 1890s 4,635
1890s
4,635 births
- 1900s 9,222
1900s
9,222 births
- 1910s
1910s
49,526 births
- 1920s
1920s
115,983 births
- 1930s
1930s
96,396 births
- 1940s
1940s
73,919 births
- 1950s
1950s
62,387 births
- 1960s 35,593
1960s
35,593 births
- 1970s 18,562
1970s
18,562 births
- 1980s 15,944
1980s
15,944 births
- 1990s 37,501
1990s
37,501 births
- 2000s
2000s
95,512 births
- 2010s
2010s
85,695 births
- 2020s
2020s
53,384 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 115,983 births (15% of all-time use).
How Jack compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jack's total volume
Jack by state
Where Jack concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 62,079 | 8.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 52,712 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 45,516 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 43,671 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 40,955 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 37,909 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 36,469 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 23,527 | 3.1% |
62,079 of 756,943 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jack appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jack's data
- Jack's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (115,983 total births) through the 2020s (53,384) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jacks (62,079 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jack: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jack draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.