Boys' name · since 2014
Jaxel
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 117 babies named Jaxel, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,375 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,126 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jaxel currently ranks #7126 among boys' names in America, with 117 babies recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaxel has been recorded 117 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #7126 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #16,375 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,126 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaxel ranks #16,375 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,126 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 117 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,375 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,126 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jaxel's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jaxel compares
117 28th percentile among 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
Jaxel's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaxel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaxel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaxel splits its recorded history at 2020: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaxel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Jaxel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (64 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Jaxel's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jaxel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (55% of all-time use).
Jaxel by state
Where Jaxel concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.3% |
5 of 117 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Jaxels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaxel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2014–2025 (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 Jaxel 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.