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Jaxson

Boy

Meaning of Jaxson: American: 'son of Jack'

Jaxson is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 161st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 185th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#161

2,365 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#185

270 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

68,669

First recorded 1991 · 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: 13 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 28 babies1997: 73 babies1998: 92 babies1999: 159 babies2000: 191 babies20002001: 259 babies2002: 373 babies2003: 437 babies2004: 554 babies2005: 739 babies2006: 768 babies2007: 1,065 babies2008: 1,312 babies2009: 1,865 babies2010: 2,223 babies20102011: 2,967 babies2012: 3,680 babies2013: 4,473 babies2014: 4,954 babies2015: 5,080 babies2016: 4,926 babies2017: 4,878 babies2018: 4,781 babies2019: 4,526 babies2020: 4,192 babies20202021: 3,705 babies2022: 3,194 babies2023: 2,579 babies2024: 2,170 babies2025: 2,365 babies
US babies named Jaxson per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5,080.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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