Boy name
Jack
Jack holds the #15 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 8,748 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #21 in 2020 to #15 today. Its strongest year on record was 2021 (#11 nationally, 9,568 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in New Hampshire (#4 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#15
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#11
in 2021 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
8,748
boys named Jack
Jack popularity, 1880–2025
Where Jack is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#5), New Hampshire (#4), Massachusetts (#6)
Uniqueness score
8/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jack in the most recent year of SSA data.
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