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Jackson

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Jackson, because while I do like Jack, I like it only as a nickname, not as a full name. I would use it as nickname for John, but it could also be a nickname for Jackson, so I'd rather go Jackson nn Jack than just Jack. Jack on a birth certificate, no no no.

This message was edited 3/27/2017, 11:35 AM

Jack

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Jack is a classic
Jackson is trendy and will date

Jack

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Jack is a classic
Jackson is trendy and will date

Jack, for sure

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I'm not a fan of the acks sound and it's not traditional enough.

Jack...

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...but it would be hard. I really don't like nicknames standing alone as first names. But I'm so over Jackson. It's much more popular than it deserves and it just doesn't sound that great. And its 'feel' is just so... cheap? Shallow? Like, Jack still feels a little light but much more wholesome, you know?

Absolutely Jack

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...even though I don't like it. Jackson is a surname, and it's not even a family surname.

Jack, by a mile

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because Jackson is just awful.

Jack, hands down.

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The reason why is that Jackson is really popular. I hear it everywhere. Jackson also has associations with a surname so there are definitely ways it could become a bad association in future (not to mention the already bad associations).

I'd go with Jackson. I like both of them, and I can use Jack as a nickname for Jackson.
I also love the sound of Jack in English, but it sounds a bit too harsh in Swedish and it's also a Swedish word, so I'd be more willing to use Jackson.

Jack, although I like both.

Jack

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I just don't like Jackson, it feels like too much of a surname, and it isn't my style at all. Jack is fun and energetic, and I have an association I really like with the name.

100% Jack

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I don't care for almost all -son names for either gender.

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Also Jack is a "cool" name that is very common for characters because of how laid-back and action hero it feels but for real people it actually is less common than you would think. Jack feels popular but Jackson is actually the popular one between the two. I usually prefer to go for the less popular choice in hypothetical scenarios like this unless I hate the less popular one and love the other. In this case I definitely prefer the less popular rugged Jack.

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Jackson makes me think of Michael Jackson and of Jackson Hole Wyoming. So Jackson has a popstar vibe and rich person who goes skiing a lot vibe.

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This message was edited 3/27/2017, 2:19 AM

Jackson is foolish, whether his father is Jack or not. Jack is a very pleasant nn.

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I'd use John, with Jack as a possible nn. If I had any Polish heritage, I'd consider Jacek - all the Jacel people I've known have gone by Jack.

Jack! Jackson is trendy and surnamey and I'm not a fan.

Jack. Jackson is too surname for me / I don't like fns ending in -son.

This message was edited 3/26/2017, 10:15 PM

Jackson or Jaxon. I like it better.

Jack bc Jackson is bad IMO. The "son" is almost always just ugly extra when it comes to names.

Jack. It's timeless, ages well and is handsome. Jackson will date and I just can't see it on a grown man for some reason.

Jack, because this is my 4th favorite boy name anyway.

Jack, though I prefer John "Jack". Every Jackson I know goes by "Jack" anyhow. The -son seems truly superfluous.

I would pick Jack. I like Jack very much; ideal scenario I'd use John "Jack".

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I actually don't understand why Jackson is widely accepted as a first name. I cannot warm up to it. A) In my mind it's so tied to Michael Jackson/the Jackson family, and B) It's such a common surname in general that IMO it's no different than using Johnson or Robinson.

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Also, this doesn't have to do with my opinion but an interesting tidbit: Jackson is more commonly seen as a last name among Black Americans (http://names.mongabay.com/data/black.html), but I would bet that Jackson is used as a first name at a much higher rate proportionally among white parents.

Jack!