Jaxon Boy
How popular is Jaxon?
#115 boy name in 2025
3,073 baby boys were named Jaxon in the US in 2025, making it the 115th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Jaxon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #115 for boys (▼ 19 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,073 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #44 in 2015, #48 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (8,145 boys) |
| Highest rank | #39 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jaxon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jackson family of names ranked #7 for boys in 2025 (#5 the year before), with 12,323 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 6,582 | 53% |
| Jaxon | 3,073 | 25% |
| Jaxson | 2,365 | 19% |
| Jaxen | 122 | 1% |
| Jaxyn | 53 | 0% |
| Jaxsen | 38 | 0% |
| Jaxsyn | 30 | 0% |
| Jaxin | 15 | 0% |
| Jakson | 15 | 0% |
| Jacksen | 12 | 0% |
| Jacksyn | 11 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jaxon is most popular
Babies named Jaxon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 6.6 per 1,000 (217 boys)
- Wyoming: 5.7 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Mississippi: 5.1 per 1,000 (290 boys)
- Delaware: 4.9 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- North Dakota: 4.9 per 1,000 (84 boys)
Jaxon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34 | #4,066 |
| 1980s | 98 | #3,457 |
| 1990s | 1,171 | #545 |
| 2000s | 15,731 | #124 |
| 2010s | 69,196 | #39 |
| 2020s | 27,421 | #48 |
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Questions
- Is Jaxon a boy or girl name?
- Jaxon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jaxon were boys.
- How popular is the name Jaxon?
- 3,073 baby boys were named Jaxon in the US in 2025, making it the 115th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Jaxon most popular?
- Jaxon peaked in 2016, when 8,145 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #39 in 2018.
- How many people are named Jaxon?
- 114,055 babies have been named Jaxon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 113,205 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Jaxon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jaxon was most common in West Virginia, at 6.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.