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Jackson

Jackson ranks #91 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 19 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #52 among boy dog names.
Jackson's popularity trend

Jackson's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.05%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
19
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#91
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+27
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 61 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Jackson mean?
/ˈd͡ʒæksən/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Jackson began as an English surname meaning “son of Jack,” with Jack itself functioning historically as a nickname for John, a name derived from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning “God is gracious.”

Jackson has a solid, all-American sound, fitting for a pet with a friendly, dependable nature, a name that feels equally at home on a big dog or a confident cat.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Jackson shows up

Cats named Jackson per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.08%
SeattleWA, US0.03%

Cat names like Jackson

JackJacobSamsonWilsonSampsonWatsonGreysonMasonGraysonTysonNelsonHudson