Boys' name · since 1977
Jacson
Jacson has 213 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jacson sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 213 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacson has been recorded 213 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2022.
- #12,561 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 213 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jacson ranks #12,561 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,561 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jacson's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jacson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jacson splits its recorded history at 2008: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jacson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jacson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (100 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Jacson's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jacson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 100 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Jacson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (100 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jacson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1977–2022 (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 Jacson 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.