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Jax

Boy

Meaning of Jax: American: 'invented variant of Jackson'

Jax is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 350th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 114th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#350

974 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#114

465 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

25,309

First recorded 1995 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 59 babies1998: 74 babies1999: 89 babies2000: 73 babies20002001: 84 babies2002: 90 babies2003: 117 babies2004: 162 babies2005: 174 babies2006: 183 babies2007: 262 babies2008: 343 babies2009: 681 babies2010: 893 babies20102011: 1,000 babies2012: 1,132 babies2013: 1,694 babies2014: 1,866 babies2015: 1,903 babies2016: 1,834 babies2017: 1,737 babies2018: 1,780 babies2019: 1,615 babies2020: 1,431 babies20202021: 1,466 babies2022: 1,289 babies2023: 1,175 babies2024: 1,102 babies2025: 974 babies
US babies named Jax per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,903.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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