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 [ 2 syll. jac-(k)son, ja-cks-on ] The boy name Jackson is pronounced JHAEKSahN KEY. Jackson is of English origin and it is also used mainly in the English language. 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). Variant forms of Jackson include Jackey (English), Jakson (English), and Jaxson (English). Other forms of Jackson include the short form Jack (English), the pet forms Jackie (English) and Jacky (English), and the variant spellings Jacksyn (English) and Jaxon (English). Jackson is very popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1960s. Its usage peaked recently in 2008 with 0.534% of baby boys being given the name Jackson. Its ranking then was #32. Among all boy names in its group, Jackson was the most popular in 2008. Jackson was used 18% more than the next ranked name, Jack (English and Dutch), in that year. Baby names that sound like Jackson include Jaxson (English), Jaason (English), Jachen (Rhaeto-Romanic), Jachym (Czech), Jacin (English), Jacksyn (English), Jahan (Indian and Iranian), Jaheim (English), Jaimie (English), Jakson (English), Jamaine (English), Jame (English), Jamey (English), Jamie (English and Scottish), Jamin (English), Jaquan (English), Jaquin (English), Jasin (English), Jasmin (French), and Jason (English). A famous person named Jackson is Artist, Jackson Pollock, born 28 January 1912 - 11 August 1956, Cody, Wyoming. KEY: Pronunciation for Jackson: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
