Meaning not yet researched.
Jack: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 8,748 in 2025. Its best rank was #11 in 2021.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #11 in 2021; #15 in 2025. About 99.9% of babies named Jack in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#15 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2021, at #11.
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Jack: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 8,748 boys in 2025. Peak: #11 in 2021 · most boys in one year: 12,802 (1927).
In 2025, 8,748 US boys were named Jack, making it the 15th most common boys’ name of the year, the same rank as in 2024. That is 276 more than the 8,472 boys named Jack in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #11, reached in 2021. The most boys given the name in a single year was 12,802, in 1927. For comparison, it was #40 in 2015 and #48 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Jack in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 204 babies with the name. In all, 759,677 US babies have been given the name, 0.4% of them girls and 99.6% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 116,741 babies named Jack.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 88,589 US boys were named Jack; the busiest of those years was 2021, with 9,568. In 2025 that was about 1 in 195 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Jack ranked highest in New Hampshire in 2025, at #4 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 51 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include John (5,204,377 babies since 1880), Joan (488,939 babies since 1880), Jean (483,475 babies since 1880) and Sean (426,606 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Jock, Jaice and Jac are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Jackie.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Jock (1,090), Jaice (921), Jac (615), Jak (542), Jacek (532), Jayke (361), Jaece (159), Jayk (39), Jayc (35), Jakk (16), Jacq (6), Jache (6), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0).
Jack is listed as a nickname for Jackson, Jacqueline, John.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so every state is listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 65 | #4 | #8 |
| Utah | 209 | #4 | #8 |
| Michigan | 337 | #6 | #24 |
| Massachusetts | 319 | #6 | #10 |
| Vermont | 24 | #6 | #15 |
| Maine | 44 | #7 | #24 |
| Wisconsin | 201 | #7 | #20 |
| Minnesota | 218 | #8 | #6 |
| Connecticut | 140 | #8 | #20 |
| Ohio | 389 | #10 | #36 |
| New Jersey | 333 | #10 | #34 |
| Oregon | 113 | #10 | #24 |
| North Dakota | 31 | #12 | #19 |
| Rhode Island | 35 | #12 | #16 |
| Iowa | 100 | #12 | #18 |
| New York | 606 | #12 | #23 |
| Idaho | 74 | #12 | #22 |
| Illinois | 335 | #13 | #31 |
| Maryland | 148 | #14 | #52 |
| Missouri | 179 | #14 | #33 |
| Kansas | 94 | #14 | #21 |
| Pennsylvania | 363 | #15 | #40 |
| Alaska | 24 | #15 | #23 |
| Colorado | 185 | #15 | #21 |
| Tennessee | 237 | #16 | #54 |
| Washington | 216 | #16 | #25 |
| Montana | 34 | #16 | #17 |
| Indiana | 186 | #18 | #39 |
| Virginia | 221 | #18 | #49 |
| Nebraska | 59 | #18 | #15 |
| South Carolina | 126 | #19 | #71 |
| District of Columbia | 25 | #19 | #31 |
| North Carolina | 280 | #22 | #67 |
| Louisiana | 98 | #24 | #75 |
| Alabama | 114 | #25 | #63 |
| Arkansas | 70 | #27 | #48 |
| Wyoming | 12 | #29 | #63 |
| Georgia | 221 | #31 | #79 |
| Arizona | 160 | #31 | #56 |
| Kentucky | 105 | #33 | #67 |
| Oklahoma | 85 | #33 | #43 |
| South Dakota | 24 | #34 | #23 |
| Mississippi | 53 | #34 | #111 |
| Florida | 450 | #35 | #68 |
| California | 702 | #48 | #54 |
| Hawaii | 15 | #53 | #68 |
| Nevada | 49 | #53 | #56 |
| Texas | 579 | #61 | #74 |
| Delaware | 15 | #66 | #22 |
| West Virginia | 24 | #77 | #96 |
| New Mexico | 22 | #83 | #99 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #13,886 | 8,748 | #15 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,525 | 8,472 | #15 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,233 | 8,715 | #14 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,619 | 8,936 | #15 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,411 | 9,568 | #11 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,718 | 8,945 | #21 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,895 | 9,404 | #19 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,853 | 8,894 | #28 |
| 2017 | 9 | #11,060 | 8,477 | #36 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,679 | 8,430 | #38 |
| 2015 | 6 | #15,247 | 8,514 | #40 |
| 2014 | 9 | #11,350 | 8,753 | #41 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,739 | 8,577 | #40 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,750 | 7,941 | #46 |
| 2011 | 5 | #17,859 | 8,185 | #45 |
| 2010 | 7 | #14,056 | 8,520 | #45 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,621 | 9,029 | #42 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,280 | 9,897 | #39 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,874 | 10,671 | #38 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,217 | 10,837 | #36 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,714 | 10,906 | #34 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,859 | 9,580 | #42 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,737 | 9,318 | #45 |
| 2002 | 13 | #8,004 | 9,000 | #44 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,988 | 8,149 | #48 |
| 2000 | 7 | #12,303 | 8,125 | #46 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,805 | 7,385 | #52 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,214 | 6,376 | #61 |
| 1997 | 7 | #11,289 | 4,984 | #76 |
| 1996 | 6 | #12,419 | 4,245 | #89 |
| 1995 | 5 | #14,290 | 3,448 | #110 |
| 1994 | 5 | #14,252 | 2,781 | #127 |
| 1993 | — | — | 2,425 | #143 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,822 | 2,070 | #155 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,873 | 1,949 | #166 |
| 1990 | — | — | 1,838 | #166 |
| 1989 | 7 | #10,105 | 1,716 | #179 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,416 | 1,655 | #171 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,732 | 1,656 | #164 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,998 | 1,522 | #175 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,789 | 1,523 | #176 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,649 | 1,483 | #173 |
| 1983 | 19 | #4,006 | 1,526 | #172 |
| 1982 | 14 | #5,031 | 1,620 | #166 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,653 | 1,616 | #166 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,340 | 1,627 | #158 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,298 | 1,582 | #161 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,139 | 1,579 | #156 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,503 | 1,672 | #149 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,442 | 1,662 | #149 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,443 | 1,742 | #142 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,462 | 1,648 | #149 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,315 | 1,850 | #138 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,616 | 1,899 | #142 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,921 | 2,364 | #132 |
| 1970 | 16 | #3,771 | 2,564 | #129 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,371 | 2,606 | #122 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,867 | 2,692 | #110 |
| 1967 | 13 | #3,732 | 2,782 | #112 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,633 | 2,964 | #107 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,628 | 3,199 | #104 |
| 1964 | 13 | #3,769 | 3,809 | #99 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,516 | 3,814 | #102 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,490 | 4,170 | #99 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,105 | 4,639 | #90 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,266 | 4,918 | #85 |
| 1959 | 16 | #3,027 | 5,015 | #85 |
| 1958 | 12 | #3,619 | 5,301 | #80 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,203 | 6,024 | #67 |
| 1956 | 14 | #3,235 | 6,051 | #66 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,885 | 6,200 | #60 |
| 1954 | 19 | #2,548 | 6,475 | #57 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,865 | 6,540 | #57 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,937 | 6,937 | #52 |
| 1951 | 18 | #2,420 | 7,004 | #48 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,711 | 6,840 | #48 |
| 1949 | 21 | #2,170 | 7,128 | #47 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,753 | 7,612 | #43 |
| 1947 | 23 | #2,062 | 8,507 | #37 |
| 1946 | 21 | #2,052 | 7,801 | #35 |
| 1945 | 18 | #2,015 | 6,857 | #32 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,883 | 7,253 | #30 |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,721 | 7,398 | #34 |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,780 | 7,365 | #34 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,627 | 6,950 | #32 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,813 | 7,048 | #29 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,316 | 7,306 | #26 |
| 1938 | 38 | #1,191 | 8,144 | #25 |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,471 | 8,194 | #23 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,661 | 8,857 | #20 |
| 1935 | 40 | #1,107 | 9,438 | #18 |
| 1934 | 43 | #1,064 | 9,985 | #17 |
| 1933 | 53 | #942 | 9,838 | #17 |
| 1932 | 51 | #992 | 10,716 | #17 |
| 1931 | 85 | #729 | 11,488 | #15 |
| 1930 | 88 | #748 | 12,430 | #14 |
| 1929 | 81 | #778 | 12,167 | #14 |
| 1928 | 96 | #723 | 12,494 | #15 |
| 1927 | 82 | #807 | 12,802 | #16 |
| 1926 | 84 | #793 | 12,195 | #16 |
| 1925 | 95 | #763 | 12,011 | #17 |
| 1924 | 75 | #865 | 11,921 | #17 |
| 1923 | 61 | #944 | 11,190 | #17 |
| 1922 | 65 | #912 | 10,847 | #18 |
| 1921 | 59 | #965 | 10,757 | #18 |
| 1920 | 60 | #942 | 9,599 | #20 |
| 1919 | 55 | #960 | 8,263 | #21 |
| 1918 | 40 | #1,195 | 8,341 | #21 |
| 1917 | 50 | #991 | 6,875 | #22 |
| 1916 | 43 | #1,074 | 6,161 | #26 |
| 1915 | 37 | #1,129 | 5,749 | #27 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,358 | 4,485 | #27 |
| 1913 | 19 | #1,330 | 3,538 | #28 |
| 1912 | 20 | #1,195 | 2,870 | #28 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,593 | 1,668 | #25 |
| 1910 | 15 | #1,185 | 1,576 | #23 |
| 1909 | — | — | 1,150 | #27 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,967 | 1,086 | #27 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,934 | 1,019 | #26 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,833 | 880 | #30 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,800 | 907 | #28 |
| 1904 | 8 | #1,417 | 908 | #27 |
| 1903 | — | — | 831 | #28 |
| 1902 | 10 | #1,169 | 743 | #32 |
| 1901 | — | — | 645 | #32 |
| 1900 | 5 | #2,064 | 1,053 | #27 |
| 1899 | 8 | #1,229 | 582 | #35 |
| 1898 | — | — | 633 | #37 |
| 1897 | — | — | 497 | #42 |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,699 | 539 | #40 |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,499 | 479 | #46 |
| 1894 | — | — | 441 | #47 |
| 1893 | — | — | 405 | #50 |
| 1892 | — | — | 401 | #54 |
| 1891 | — | — | 290 | #62 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,418 | 368 | #53 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,377 | 322 | #61 |
| 1888 | — | — | 329 | #64 |
| 1887 | — | — | 251 | #68 |
| 1886 | — | — | 299 | #64 |
| 1885 | — | — | 295 | #61 |
| 1884 | — | — | 274 | #68 |
| 1883 | — | — | 242 | #65 |
| 1882 | — | — | 271 | #66 |
| 1881 | — | — | 197 | #73 |
| 1880 | — | — | 204 | #77 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).