Jaxon
A current respelling of Jackson, the English surname meaning son of Jack; Jack was the everyday medieval English form of John.
Jaxon in 2025
Jaxon was given to 3,080 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 206th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,076 babies born.
The history of Jaxon
Jaxon reached its highest point in 2016, when 8,165 babies were given the name, ranking 59th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 56th, in 2018.
Across the 54 years of records since 1972, 114,055 babies have been named Jaxon. Half of them were born before 2016, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Jaxon by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jaxon | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34 | 10,310 |
| 1980s | 98 | 8,631 |
| 1990s | 1,176 | 1,159 |
| 2000s | 15,839 | 223 |
| 2010s | 69,423 | 56 |
| 2020s | 27,485 | 74 |
Where Jaxon is heading
Jaxon has fallen 62% over the past decade, from 8,105 babies in 2015 to 3,080 in 2025.
Names like Jaxon
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jaxon.