Jaxon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAK-son
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #87 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #115 for boys
Jaxon is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Jack”. In 2025 it ranked 87th for boys in the UK (672 babies) and 115th for boys in the US (3,073 babies).
What does Jaxon mean?
English: modern spelling of Jackson
“son of Jack”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaxon a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaxon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 672 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 3,073 boys in the US.
How popular is Jaxon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #87among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 672about 1 in 450 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 672 boys in the UK were named Jaxon, making it the 87th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 50th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 1,569 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jaxon than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Jaxon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,355 boys in the UK were given Jaxon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #45, up from #87 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 88th in England and Wales, 104th in Scotland and 120th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#66).
Jaxon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 672 | #87 |
| 2024 | 872 | #67 |
| 2023 | 1,057 | #57 |
| 2022 | 1,192 | #54 |
| 2021 | 1,391 | #48 |
| 2020 | 1,361 | #50 |
| 2019 | 1,569 | #44 |
| 2018 | 1,545 | #46 |
| 2017 | 1,435 | #50 |
| 2016 | 1,375 | #51 |
| 2015 | 1,020 | #76 |
| 2014 | 646 | #108 |
| 2013 | 478 | #140 |
| 2012 | 334 | #197 |
| 2011 | 322 | #193 |
| 2010 | 172 | #295 |
| 2009 | 96 | #434 |
| 2008 | 73 | #527 |
| 2007 | 53 | #629 |
| 2006 | 37 | #772 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Jaxon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #115among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,073about 1 in 560 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.5%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,073 boys in the US were named Jaxon, making it the 115th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 48th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 8,145 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972. 7 girls were also named Jaxon in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jaxon than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Jaxon in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 12,661 boys in the US were given Jaxon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #7, up from #115 for this spelling alone.
Jaxon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,073 | #115 |
| 2024 | 3,630 | #96 |
| 2023 | 3,945 | #86 |
| 2022 | 4,854 | #67 |
| 2021 | 5,750 | #54 |
| 2020 | 6,169 | #48 |
| 2019 | 7,281 | #42 |
| 2018 | 7,774 | #39 |
| 2017 | 7,725 | #43 |
| 2016 | 8,145 | #41 |
| 2015 | 8,082 | #44 |
| 2014 | 7,729 | #46 |
| 2013 | 7,563 | #45 |
| 2012 | 6,316 | #66 |
| 2011 | 4,738 | #86 |
| 2010 | 3,843 | #99 |
| 2009 | 3,392 | #124 |
| 2008 | 2,558 | #153 |
| 2007 | 2,132 | #190 |
| 2006 | 1,786 | #212 |
| 2005 | 1,488 | #230 |
| 2004 | 1,225 | #266 |
| 2003 | 1,098 | #284 |
| 2002 | 920 | #311 |
| 2001 | 639 | #395 |
| 2000 | 493 | #477 |
| 1999 | 371 | #545 |
| 1998 | 244 | #688 |
| 1997 | 164 | #857 |
| 1996 | 113 | #1,069 |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,375 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,379 |
| 1993 | 52 | #1,675 |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,080 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Nicknames for Jaxon
Names like Jaxon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Grayson Hudson Hunter Enzo Mason Caleb Rowan Oakley Jenson Austin Roman Jude
Other spellings of Jaxon
Jackson Jaxson Jaxxon Jaxen Jaxyn Jaxsen Jaxsyn Jaxin Jakson Jaxxson Jacksen
Names related to Jaxon
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaxon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaxon, updated 20 October 2026.