Jaxson

Jaxson: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“son of Jack”
Origin
American (modern coinage)
Say it
JAK-suhn · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Modern respelling of Jackson. Jackson is an English surname meaning 'son of Jack,' and Jack ultimately developed as a medieval diminutive of John.

How popular is Jaxson?

2024649 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jaxson in 20242,159

2024 rank#171 boys

Peak year2015

Total US babies since 188066,270

Jaxson has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jaxson

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Jaxonson of Jack · English
  • Jaxvariant of Jack or Jackson · English
  • Jaxxonson of Jack · English
  • Jaxtynmodern spelling of Jaxton · American (modern coinage)
  • Jaydenmodern blend of Jay and Aidan · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaydenmodern rhyming name, influenced by Caden · American (modern coinage)
  • Jaycemodern form of Jace · American (modern coinage)

Jaxson questions

What does the name Jaxson mean?

Jaxson means "son of Jack". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern respelling of Jackson. Jackson is an English surname meaning 'son of Jack,' and Jack ultimately developed as a medieval diminutive of John.

Is Jaxson a boy or girl name?

Jaxson is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jaxson?

2,159 US babies were named Jaxson in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.

How do you pronounce Jaxson?

Jaxson is usually pronounced JAK-suhn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.