| Jackson | Landon | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Son of Jack | Long hill |
| Origin | English | English |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | JAK-sun | LAN-dun |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1882 |
| Peak year | 2013 (12,610) | 2010 (10,483) |
| In 2025 | 6,582 | 2,840 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Jackson | Landon |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 47,360 | 23,240 |
| 2010s | 116,264 | 79,325 |
| 2000s | 94,488 | 61,132 |
| 1990s | 23,595 | 12,510 |
| 1980s | 3,224 | 5,966 |
| 1970s | 1,580 | 1,912 |
| 1960s | 992 | 682 |
| 1950s | 1,347 | 337 |
| 1940s | 1,791 | 318 |
| 1930s | 1,713 | 477 |
| 1920s | 2,327 | 357 |
| 1910s | 1,453 | 223 |
| 1900s | 404 | 47 |
| 1890s | 311 | 42 |
| 1880s | 371 | 35 |
Jackson is an English surname meaning “son of Jack (John).” Associated with figures such as President Andrew Jackson, it has surged as a first name in recent decades.
Landon comes from an English surname and place name meaning “long hill.” A surname-name, it climbed the US charts through the 2000s.
Jackson is more popular than Landon today: about 6,582 US babies were given the name Jackson in 2025, compared with 2,840 named Landon.
Jackson means Son of Jack (English origin), while Landon means Long hill (English origin).
In US records, Jackson first appears in 1880 and Landon in 1882, so Jackson has the longer recorded history.