Jaxx
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAKS
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #521 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,097 for boys
Jaxx is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “from Jackson, son of Jack”. In 2025 it ranked 521st for boys in the UK (81 babies) and 1,097th for boys in the US (195 babies).
What does Jaxx mean?
Modern: spelling of Jax, a short form of Jackson
“from Jackson, son of Jack”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaxx a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaxx is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 81 boys in the UK and 195 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaxx in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 521st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 81 about 1 in 3,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 81 boys in the UK were named Jaxx, making it the 521st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 492nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 128 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jaxx than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Jaxx in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 528 boys in the UK were given Jaxx or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #124, up from #521 for this spelling alone.
- Jax 444
- Jaxx 81
- Jaks 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 549th in England and Wales, 441st in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Jaxx in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81 | #521 |
| 2024 | 109 | #414 |
| 2023 | 128 | #368 |
| 2022 | 112 | #415 |
| 2021 | 117 | #417 |
| 2020 | 87 | #492 |
| 2019 | 75 | #564 |
| 2018 | 64 | #627 |
| 2017 | 71 | #598 |
| 2016 | 55 | #703 |
| 2015 | 33 | #982 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,136 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Jaxx in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,097th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 195 about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 195 boys in the US were named Jaxx, making it the 1,097th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 879th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 298 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had fewer boys named Jaxx than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Jaxx in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,156 boys in the US were given Jaxx or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #303, up from #1,097 for this spelling alone.
- Jax 961
- Jaxx 195
Jaxx in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | #1,097 |
| 2024 | 223 | #1,005 |
| 2023 | 218 | #1,007 |
| 2022 | 230 | #979 |
| 2021 | 247 | #920 |
| 2020 | 257 | #879 |
| 2019 | 298 | #782 |
| 2018 | 230 | #924 |
| 2017 | 203 | #996 |
| 2016 | 186 | #1,063 |
| 2015 | 180 | #1,086 |
| 2014 | 172 | #1,110 |
| 2013 | 185 | #1,039 |
| 2012 | 125 | #1,355 |
| 2011 | 84 | #1,737 |
| 2010 | 77 | #1,867 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Jaxx
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxon, Jenson, Jude, Albie, Enzo, Hudson, Atlas, Theo, Jett, Archer, Oakley, Jace
Other spellings of Jaxx
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), 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, “Jaxx: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaxx, updated 20 October 2026.