Your thoughts on Jackson

sbuxsweetie

WDYT of Jackson for a boy? Do you like Jack as a possible NN?

Brookie-Cookie

I like it but it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo popular right now.  Jack is a great NN.

Ryleigh

Brookie-Cookie:

I like it but it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo popular right now.  Jack is a great NN.

Exactly this.

beachyosh

I really like Jackson or Jack for NN, but I hear so many of them these days..probably b/c its such a good name?

sbuxsweetie

Brookie-Cookie:

I like it but it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo popular right now.  Jack is a great NN.

Wow, I didn't even realize! I only know two Jacksons right now; one is a newborn and the other is around 10 YO.

tan110180

I threw this name around with my husband.  It is a family name as well.  My DH does not like Jack.  He liked Jackson but was afraid that people would shorten it to Jack.  I like it though.  I was thinking Jackson Scott or Jackson Reid.

lynsey851

Brookie-Cookie:

I like it but it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo popular right now.  Jack is a great NN.

This....

krissyh21

Trendy.

Brookie-Cookie

Go lurk on any of the boards with babies born already, every 8th boy is named Jackson...I blame LOST.

aldyn

Great name, but way too popular for my taste.

PhilsWife07

Not a fan at all. I'm so over the Jackson/Jack fad.

Daisygirl613

it is a very popular name.  but after i saw steel magnolias a million years ago, that is what i decided i'd name my son. 

So, DS is Jackson Tyler.  We call him Jax as a NN.  I do like Jack too tho. 

crystalpopcorn

I love Jack, but not Jackson.  However, the popularity is overwhelming.  Everywhere I go, I hear a mom calling out for Jack or Jackson.  Jack is a great name, but just be ready for him to be one of five in his class.

jiffy-pop

A good reference to how popular a name is in your area is to use the social security baby names website. You can look it up by state to see how popular it is in your state. I love the name, BTW, but it is pretty popular around these parts!

CCinLove

I don't like Jackson or Jack.  In general, I don't like last names as first names.  But as others have pointed out, it's very popular.

loveyoubean

Overdone, overused...

minnasmommy

Brookie-Cookie:

I like it but it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo popular right now.  Jack is a great NN.

this exactly! it is a great name though!  

Caymandreams

sbuxsweetie:

Brookie-Cookie:

I like it but it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo popular right now.  Jack is a great NN.

Wow, I didn't even realize! I only know two Jacksons right now; one is a newborn and the other is around 10 YO.

I think it just really depends on your area. I don't know a single boy named Jackson and I worked even worked in a daycare recently. Now if it was really popular in our area that would be different, but I'm not going to veto the name just because it's popular in other parts of the country. Another interesting thing I've noticed is there are some names that are really popular on here that I don't hear/see IRL.

skyejo

I like it.  My SIL's neighbor just named her son Jaxon (pronounced Jackson) and he will be called Jax for short. I'm not sure if I like it, but it's a twist on the traditional spelling.

blueskybride

I have two Jacksons on my streets and one who's mother works in my office. While I like Jack, I would be more likely to use Jack as a full name ... Jackson is becoming overused where I live.

"Jack Parker Louis" for example, or go a bit old fashioned and use "John Carter Louis" and Jack as a nickname.

LadyB09

CCinLove:

I don't like Jackson or Jack.  In general, I don't like last names as first names.  But as others have pointed out, it's very popular.

This.

LMS05

I don't like Jackson at all. SO trendy. I love just Jack though!

shellydwall

love it but too popular for my taste

sprice88

Definetly popular- but I love both!

bunnybean

Your kid will be one of four Jacksons and Jacks in his class. Also, I just don't like surnames for children.

It's not as bad as the spelling "Jaxon" though. God, that's awful. 

Nicolina08

I LOVE IT!!  Another possible NN is Jax

bunnybean

Nicolina08:

I LOVE IT!!  Another possible NN is Jax

OMG, just like Mortal Kombat!

Seriously, why?! 

LiLnikkiMe

i love the name Jackson. its our top boy's name

ccw479

Yes and Yes! 

sbuxsweetie

Thanks for the input, ladies. This isn't our top boy name, but it was one that both DH and I liked. If it's really this trendy though, we'll probably stay away from it.

mr&mrswelch

That ship has sailed.