Boys' name · since 1997
Jacksen
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 620 babies named Jacksen, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,997 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 620
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jacksen is the #6997 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 620 recorded since 1997.
Jacksen has 620 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6997 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #6,926 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,997 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 620 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacksen ranks #6,926 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,997 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 620 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,997 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 620
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jacksen's 620 recorded births place it above 84.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jacksen compares
620 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Jacksen's all-time total is 68% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jacksen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 620 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jacksen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jacksen's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jacksen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Jacksen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (258 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Jacksen's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jacksen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s
2010s
255 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 258 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jacksen 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 Jacksen's total volume
Jacksen by state
Where Jacksen concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.6% |
10 of 620 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jacksen's data
- Jacksen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (258 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jacksens (10 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 Jacksen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Jacksen 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.