Boys' name · peaked in 2016
Jaxon name popularity since 1925
114,055 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jaxon. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Jaxon is about 10 years old in 2026. Jaxon peaked in 2016 as the #41 name for boys, and it ranked #115 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 114,055
- Named Jaxon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #115
- for boys in 2025 (3,073 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 404 girls · 113,651 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.99× its national share
Peak year is the year Jaxon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jaxon births per year, 1925–2025
2016 was the biggest year for Jaxon both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Jaxon became 5.5× more common, from 1 in 16,800 baby boys to 1 in 3,040.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 280 to 1 in 556.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jaxon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jaxon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jaxon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 34 | #5,852 |
| 1980s | 0 | 98 | #4,182 |
| 1990s | 5 | 1,171 | #1,384 |
| 2000s | 108 | 15,731 | #230 |
| 2010s | 227 | 69,196 | #44 |
| 2020–25 | 64 | 27,421 | #115 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
71.9% of babies named Jaxon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Jaxon is most popular
The index compares Jaxon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jaxon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.99× | 2,908 |
| Idaho | 2.36× | 1,074 |
| Nevada | 2.35× | 959 |
| Oklahoma | 1.90× | 2,821 |
| North Dakota | 1.79× | 643 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jaxon and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jaxon (this page) | 113,651 | 2016 |
| Jaxen | 5,647 | 2013 |
| Jaxxon | 3,930 | 2021 |
| Jaxyn | 1,349 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jaxon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jaxon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jaxon (2016).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data