Given name & surname
Jax
“resembling the hyacinth”·“the son of Jack or John”
Jax is a variant of Jaxine. In American use, Jaxine carries the interpretation “resembling the hyacinth.” Jax is a variant of Jackson. One English interpretation is “the son of Jack or John.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jax is a variant of Jaxine. In American use, Jaxine carries the interpretation “resembling the hyacinth.” Jax is a variant of Jackson. One English interpretation is “the son of Jack or John.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jax is a variant of Jackson. An origin associated with Jackson is English. Jax connects to the Jacinda name family through Jaxine. An origin associated with Jacinda is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jax is a variant of Jackson. The history of Jackson gives this family its wider story. Jackson’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jax through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25,309
- 25,085 boys · 224 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 1,903 babies
- 2025
- 974
- #342 for boys · #8,071 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 961 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 342 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,865 in 2015. It also appeared in 13 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (121). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,270 as a first name in 2020; 394 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jax’s family of names
Jax has a related form in Jackson. Jax has a related form in Jaxine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jax
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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