Boys' name · since 1995
Jax
25,085 babies named Jax in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #342 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,085
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
25,085 babies have been named Jax since 1995, making it today's #342 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jax has been recorded 25,085 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #342 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #739 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #342 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 25,085 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jax ranks #739 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #342 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 25,085 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #342 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,085
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jax's 25,085 recorded births place it above 98.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jax compares
25,085 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jax's all-time total is 68x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jax | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,085 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,865 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jax's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jax's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 1,865, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jax popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 1,865
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Jax popularity over time - girls
224 total births recorded since 2009 (Jax as girls' name)
Jax by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,305 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Jax's strongest decade.
15,305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Jax births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 249
1990s
249 births
- 2000s 2,163
2000s
2,163 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,305 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,368 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,305 births (61% of all-time use).
How Jax compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jax's total volume
Jax by state
Where Jax concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,844 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,524 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,248 | 5.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 943 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 845 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 803 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 774 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 766 | 3.1% |
2,844 of 25,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jax appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jax's data
- Jax's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,305 total births) through the 2020s (7,368) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jaxs (2,844 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jax: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jax draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.