Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jack

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jack
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1927

Peak rank proxy

12,802

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19272024

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

34.1%

2024

8,434

All-time

748,131

Jack has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1927, when 12,802 boys were named Jack.

In 2024, only 8,434 boys were given the name.

Down 34.1% from its peak.

All told, about 748,131 Americans have been named Jack and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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