Boys' name · since 2010
Jacks
Jacks has 69 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacks sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 69 recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Jacks recorded 69 times among boys since 2010, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2024.
- #19,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 69 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacks ranks #19,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jacks's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jacks's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jacks's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jacks popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Jacks by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Jacks's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Jacks births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (77% of all-time use).
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- Jacks's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jacks: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2010–2024 (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 Jacks 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.