George vs Jackson
George and Jacksoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #6 and Jackson #131 among boys in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, George was ranked #7 and Jackson #41 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, George was ranked #24 and Jackson #90 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #40 and Jackson #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, George was ranked #48 and Jackson #130 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, George was ranked #112 and Jackson #198 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
George and Jackson over time
George and Jackson appear together in 5 published lists, across 145 years of shared records. George held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jackson in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jackson reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and George in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
George and Jackson changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1993 and 2023, ending at #7 and #41.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 36 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, George and Jackson averaged 27.9 places apart, ending at #24 and #90.
- Longest-running competitions
George and Jackson were both ranked in New South Wales, Australia · Boys for 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #24 and #90.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — George #2 in 2018, Jackson #74 in 2017.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Boys36 shared years, 1990–2025
George held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jackson in 25.
Highest recorded here: George #24 in 2023, Jackson #27 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: George #24, Jackson #90.
New Zealand · Boys31 shared years, 1993–2023
George held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Jackson in 3.
Highest recorded here: George #5 in 2021, Jackson #21 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: George #7, Jackson #41.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
George held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jackson in 0.
Highest recorded here: George #2 in 2018, Jackson #74 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: George #6, Jackson #131.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
George held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Jackson in 3.
Highest recorded here: George #25 in 2023, Jackson #68 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: George #40, Jackson #154.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
George held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Jackson in 0.
Highest recorded here: George #65 in 2019, Jackson #99 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: George #112, Jackson #198.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | George | Jackson |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Farmer, earth-worker. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #90 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- George has a recorded origin (Greek); Jackson does not have one recorded yet.
- George and Jackson both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for George; Jackson doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Jackson
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #89 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in New Zealand, in 2014 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys