Given name & surname
Jakson
“the son of Jack or John”
Jakson is a variant of Jackson. One English interpretation is “the son of Jack or John.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jakson is a variant of Jackson. One English interpretation is “the son of Jack or John.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jakson is a variant of Jackson. An origin associated with Jackson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jakson is a variant of Jackson. The history of Jackson gives this family its wider story. Jackson’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jakson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 900
- 900 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,973 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,973 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 57 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 868 as a first name in 2020; 205 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jakson
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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