Boys' name · peaked in 2015
Jaxson name popularity since 1925
68,669 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jaxson. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Jaxson is about 10 years old in 2026. Jaxson peaked in 2015 as the #84 name for boys, and it ranked #156 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 68,669
- Named Jaxson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #156
- for boys in 2025 (2,365 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 134 girls · 68,535 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.49× its national share
Peak year is the year Jaxson 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.
Jaxson births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Jaxson both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Jaxson became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 2,680 baby boys to 1 in 642.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 397 to 1 in 794.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jaxson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jaxson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jaxson 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 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 0 | 413 | #5,302 |
| 2000s | 13 | 7,550 | #389 |
| 2010s | 87 | 42,401 | #84 |
| 2020–25 | 34 | 18,171 | #156 |
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
75.5% of babies named Jaxson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Jaxson is most popular
The index compares Jaxson'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 Jaxson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.49× | 609 |
| Utah | 1.84× | 1,074 |
| New Hampshire | 1.78× | 384 |
| Idaho | 1.72× | 471 |
| Arizona | 1.65× | 1,468 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jaxson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jaxson (this page) | 68,535 | 2015 |
| Jaxsen | 1,942 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jaxson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jaxson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jaxson (2015).
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