Jaxton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAKS-tun
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #667 for boys
Jaxton is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 667th for boys in the US (410 babies).
What does Jaxton mean?
Modern: blend of Jax and the -ton ending
Combines Jax, a short form of Jackson, with the -ton ending of Braxton and Paxton.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaxton a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaxton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 410 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaxton in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Jaxton, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jaxton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Jaxton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 2 | #6,166 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
How popular is Jaxton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #667among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 410about 1 in 4,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 410 boys in the US were named Jaxton, making it the 667th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 375th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 966 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Jaxton than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Jaxton in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 573 boys in the US were given Jaxton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #524, up from #667 for this spelling alone.
Jaxton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 410 | #667 |
| 2024 | 466 | #611 |
| 2023 | 551 | #536 |
| 2022 | 651 | #471 |
| 2021 | 668 | #455 |
| 2020 | 828 | #375 |
| 2019 | 810 | #387 |
| 2018 | 966 | #345 |
| 2017 | 892 | #372 |
| 2016 | 801 | #396 |
| 2015 | 761 | #410 |
| 2014 | 649 | #456 |
| 2013 | 587 | #473 |
| 2012 | 519 | #510 |
| 2011 | 416 | #597 |
| 2010 | 272 | #799 |
| 2009 | 250 | #854 |
| 2008 | 153 | #1,169 |
| 2007 | 84 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,009 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,057 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,189 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Nicknames for Jaxton
- Jax 444 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jaxton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxon Hudson Jenson Jax Grayson Enzo Jayden Mason Albie Theo Oakley Atlas
Other spellings of Jaxton
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
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, “Jaxton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaxton, updated 20 October 2026.