Given name & surname
Jaxson
“the son of Jack or John”
In English use, Jaxson has a related form in Jackson. One English interpretation is “the son of Jack or John.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jaxson has a related form in Jackson. One English interpretation is “the son of Jack or John.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jaxson has a related form in Jackson. An origin associated with Jackson is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Jaxson has a related form in 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
Jaxson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 68,669
- 68,535 boys · 134 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 5,080 babies
- 2025
- 2,365
- #156 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,365 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 156 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 5,070 in 2015. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (189). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 44,556 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jaxson’s family of names
In English usage, Jaxson has a related form in Jackson. In English usage, Jaxson has a related form in Jackson. In English usage, Jaxson has a related form in Jaxon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jaxson
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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