What does Jackson mean?

Jackson means "son of Jack; Yahweh"

How do we pronounce Jackson?

Jackson \jac-(k)son, ja-cks-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jackson is sometimes used as a girl name meaning and origin. Its pronunciation is as JHAHKSahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Jackson: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Jackson?

Jackson is largely used in the English language and it can also be derived from English origins. Derived from the element 'son'. The first name is from the English surname meaning 'son of Jack'. The first name was adopted in the 19th century on a modest scale; in the USA, it was promoted by the popularity of the President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the Confederate general Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson (1824-63). Jackson is an English variant of the name what does the name Jack mean (English and Dutch). Jackson has 19 variants. Other versions comprise Jackey meaning of name, meaning of Jacksen, Jacksin definition, Jacksun name variations, short names for Jacsen, name Jacson meaning, name Jaksen origin, baby name Jakson, Jax pronounciation, what does the name Jaxen mean, Jaxsen name variations, what does the name Jaxson mean, Jaxsun meaning, and Jaxun pronounciation. Other English forms comprise the short form short names for Jack, the pet forms baby name Jackie and Jacky name variations, and the variant spellings Jacksyn name popularity and what does the name Jaxon mean. Jackson is a very popular baby name for boys, and it can also be considered trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1960s. Its usage peaked recently in 2010 with 0.575% of baby boys being given the name Jackson. Its ranking then was #25. Among all boy names in its group, Jackson was the most popular in 2010. Jackson was used 38% more than the next ranked name, Jack pronounciation, in that year. In the past century Jackson has predominantly been a baby boy name.

The following famous people share the name Jackson:

  • Artist Jackson Pollock, born 28 January 1912 - 11 August 1956, Cody, Wyoming
  • Singer Jackson Browne, born Clyde Jackson Browne, October 9, 1948, Heidelberg, Germany.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Jackson:

nicknames for Jaksen, name Jakson origin (English), short names for Jaxsen (English), Jaason meaning of name (English), short names for Jacan, meaning of Jacen (English), name Jachan origin, name Jachen (Rhaeto-Romanic), Jachim meaning and origin, Jachin meaning of name, meaning of Jachym (Czech), name Jacin origin (English), nicknames for Jackman, name Jackom meaning, Jackome meaning of name, name Jacksen meaning, what does the name Jacksin mean, Jacksun name popularity, Jacksyn meaning (English), and name Jacome origin.

The baby name Jackson fun facts:

The name Jackson in reverse order is "Noskcaj".

The numerological value of the name Jackson is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Jackson?

Jackson is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.64%
20130.67%
20120.66%
20110.65%
20100.62%
20090.61%
20080.57%
20070.56%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames