Jax
Boy · JAKS · Modern
Jax is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “from Jackson, son of Jack”. In 2025 it ranked 130th for boys in the UK (444 babies) and 342nd for boys in the US (961 babies).
What does Jax mean?
Modern: short form of Jackson, now used on its own
“from Jackson, son of Jack”
- Say it
- JAKS
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Is Jax a girl's or a boy's name?
Jax is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 444 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 961 boys in the US.
How popular is Jax in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #130among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 444about 1 in 680 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 444 boys in the UK were named Jax, making it the 130th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 131st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 707 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jax than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Jax in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 528 boys in the UK were given Jax or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #124, up from #130 for this spelling alone.
- Jax 444
- Jaxx 81
- Jaks 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 145th in England and Wales, 92nd in Scotland and 114th in Northern Ireland.
Jax in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 444 | #130 |
| 2024 | 537 | #110 |
| 2023 | 707 | #82 |
| 2022 | 595 | #106 |
| 2021 | 567 | #116 |
| 2020 | 485 | #131 |
| 2019 | 465 | #140 |
| 2018 | 463 | #143 |
| 2017 | 514 | #129 |
| 2016 | 389 | #172 |
| 2015 | 340 | #192 |
| 2014 | 195 | #280 |
| 2013 | 120 | #386 |
| 2012 | 52 | #711 |
| 2011 | 42 | #810 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
How popular is Jax in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 961about 1 in 1,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 961 boys in the US were named Jax, making it the 342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 246th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 1,865 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995. 13 girls were also named Jax in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jax than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Jax in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,156 boys in the US were given Jax or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #303, up from #342 for this spelling alone.
- Jax 961
- Jaxx 195
Jax in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 961 | #342 |
| 2024 | 1,095 | #313 |
| 2023 | 1,161 | #287 |
| 2022 | 1,272 | #271 |
| 2021 | 1,455 | #243 |
| 2020 | 1,424 | #246 |
| 2019 | 1,600 | #237 |
| 2018 | 1,767 | #214 |
| 2017 | 1,725 | #222 |
| 2016 | 1,813 | #215 |
| 2015 | 1,865 | #215 |
| 2014 | 1,855 | #208 |
| 2013 | 1,685 | #222 |
| 2012 | 1,123 | #305 |
| 2011 | 990 | #321 |
| 2010 | 882 | #348 |
| 2009 | 675 | #426 |
| 2008 | 343 | #693 |
| 2007 | 262 | #815 |
| 2006 | 183 | #1,003 |
| 2005 | 174 | #989 |
| 2004 | 162 | #1,012 |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,232 |
| 2002 | 90 | #1,430 |
| 2001 | 84 | #1,456 |
| 2000 | 73 | #1,605 |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,339 |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,485 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,669 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
Names like Jax
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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