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Jackson Robinson

There are approximately 479 people named Jackson Robinson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 715,562 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jackson with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Robinson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.

Expected bearers

479

1 in 715,562

Named Jackson

281K

Alive today

Named Robinson

585K

Alive today

US population

343M

Denominator

The first name Jackson

Estimated living: 281K

Rarity: Common

Gender: Male

Peak year: 2013

Average age: 16

Top Census group: White (82.2%)

The surname Robinson

Estimated bearers: 585K

Rarity: Very Common

Census rank: #31

Per 100K: 170.67

Top ancestry: White (46.8%)

First name trend

Jackson: popularity over time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jackson. The peak year was 2013 with 12,625 births. The average person named Jackson today is 16 years old.

Babies born per year

MaleFemale
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Demographics

Ancestry and ethnicity for Jackson

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jackson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.2%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jackson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jackson at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White82.2% · 197,151
  • Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 15,763
  • Two or more races5.6% · 13,460
  • Black or African American3.3% · 7,942
  • Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 4,241
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,337

Ethnicity

Ancestry of the Robinson surname

Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Robinson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 46.8%.

The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Robinson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Robinson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.

  • White46.8% · 238,517
  • Black or African American43.4% · 221,607
  • Two or more races5.1% · 25,898
  • Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 18,314
  • Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 3,178
  • American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2,624

Methodology

How we calculated this

The first name Jackson has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0819% of the US population, based on 280,762 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).

Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jackson right now.

The surname Robinson appears at a rate of 170.67 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1707%.

Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 479 people with the full name Jackson Robinson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.

Read the full methodology.

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FAQ

Jackson Robinson: questions and answers

How many people are named Jackson Robinson?

We estimate approximately 479 people in the United States share the full name Jackson Robinson. That works out to about 1 in 715,562 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0819%) with the surname frequency (170.67 per 100K) against the current US population.

How rare is the name Jackson Robinson?

We classify Jackson Robinson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 715,562 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.

Is Jackson a male or female name?

Jackson is predominantly male. Out of 291,323 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Jackson profile for detailed gender data.

Where does this data come from?

First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.

How many people are called Jackson Robinson?

HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.

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