How Many People Are Named Jack?
people named Jack are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 815 people in the US has this name
Based on 759,677 babies named Jack in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
12,884 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval diminutive of JOHN. It is often regarded as an independent name. During the Middle Ages it was very common, and it became a slang word meaning "man". It was frequently used in fairy tales and nursery rhymes, such as 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Little Jack Horner', and 'Jack Sprat'. American writers Jack London (1876-1916) and Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) were two famous bearers of this name. It is also borne by American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Jack (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jack alive today is about 34 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jack first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1927, to 12,884 babies. In 2025, 8,754 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jack never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #11, in 2021, and it was in the top 100 in 114 years between 1880 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #15.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #15 |
| Best rank | #11 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | 114 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #17 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jack alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jack were born in California than in any other state: about 41,913 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jack was given 2 times as often in Wyoming, 1.7 times in Alaska and 1.6 times in Montana.
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