Jaxson Boy
How popular is Jaxson?
#156 boy name in 2025
2,365 baby boys were named Jaxson in the US in 2025, making it the 156th most popular boy name.
Jaxson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #156 for boys (▲ 15 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,365 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #84 in 2015, #85 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (5,070 boys) |
| Highest rank | #76 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1991 |
| 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 |
Jaxson 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 Jaxson is most popular
Babies named Jaxson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 6.7 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Delaware: 4.6 per 1,000 (69 boys)
- New Hampshire: 4.1 per 1,000 (90 boys)
- West Virginia: 4.0 per 1,000 (130 boys)
- Alaska: 3.5 per 1,000 (42 boys)
Jaxson by decade
Boy names about as popular as Jaxson
Questions
- Is Jaxson a boy or girl name?
- Jaxson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jaxson were boys.
- How popular is the name Jaxson?
- 2,365 baby boys were named Jaxson in the US in 2025, making it the 156th most popular boy name.
- When was Jaxson most popular?
- Jaxson peaked in 2015, when 5,070 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #76 in 2018.
- How many people are named Jaxson?
- 68,669 babies have been named Jaxson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 68,189 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Jaxson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jaxson was most common in Vermont, at 6.7 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.