Jaxson is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Jaxson means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Jaxson across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jaxson has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Jaxson is a boy name of English origin meaning “son of Jack”. A modern spelling of Jackson.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 68,669 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4,301 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 497 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 126 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 200 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jaxson per year, United States (1991 to 2025). United States peaked in 2015 (5,080/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (473/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (55/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2022 (22/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2021 (16/yr).
Jaxson has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2015, when it ranked #131 nationally (given to 5,434 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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