Jax-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAKS-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Jax-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “from Jackson, son of Jack + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Jax-James mean?
Modern: Jax + James
“from Jackson, son of Jack + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Jax (Modern, “from Jackson, son of Jack”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Jax and James.
Is Jax-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Jax-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jax-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 183% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Jax-James, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 10 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jax-James than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Jax-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
Names like Jax-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Myles, Jesse, Otis, Atlas, Robin, Rory, Jasper, Jax, Ezra, Idris, Tommy, Remy
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jax-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jax-james, updated 20 October 2026.