Jax

Meaning: Son of Jack
Origin: Variant of Jackson (from English, patronymic surname)

Boy's name · #342 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Jax's best rank, #208, came in 2014; it has settled back to #342 today. Roughly 25,000 boys have been named Jax since 1995.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#94 in Scotland (2025) · #117 in N. Ireland (2025) · #146 in England & Wales (2025) · #214 in Netherlands (2025) · #276 in New Zealand (2025) · #278 in Ireland (2025) · #544 in Belgium (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #1,394 in Switzerland (2025) · #264 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jaxes

Jax Jones — English DJ (born 1987)
Jax Dane — American professional wrestler
Jax Taylor — American television personality, model, and actor
Jax Forrest — American wrestler (born 2006)
Jax Thoirs — British pole vaulter

In stories & tradition

Jax — Mortal Kombat (video game series)
Jax Teller — Sons of Anarchy (TV series)

What Jaxes become

Among 21 notable people named Jax:

Entertainers appear 3.07× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jax Jones, English DJ (born 1987).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Jaxx (#1102), Jax would rank around #291 with about 1,200 births last year — the newborns split about 83/17 between Jax and Jaxx.

Similar names: Jaxson · Karson · Jace · Cash · Jagger · Nash

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