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Jaxon

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

Boy's name · #115 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Jaxon reached #39 in 2018 and has eased to #115 since. About 114,000 boys have carried it since 1972.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#88 in England & Wales (2025) · #106 in Scotland (2025) · #122 in N. Ireland (2025) · #131 in New Zealand (2025) · #177 in Ireland (2025) · #834 in Sweden (2025) · #868 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,107 in Austria (2025) · #110 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jaxons

Jaxon Smith-Njigba — American football player (born 2002)
Jaxon Buell — American disabled child
Jaxon Evans — New Zealand racing driver
Jaxon Wiggins — Baseball player
Jaxon Crabb — Australian rules footballer

In stories & tradition

Jaxon Xavier^it — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)

What Jaxons become

Among 45 notable people named Jaxon:

Sports figures appear 3.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, American football player (born 2002).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Jackson (#36) and Jaxson (#156), Jaxon would rank around #5 with about 12,000 births last year — the newborns split about 54/26/20 across Jackson, Jaxon, and Jaxson.

Similar names: Jaxson · Ryder · Jace · Ryker · Carson · Kason

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