Boys' name · since 1998
Jaxen
5,647 babies named Jaxen in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,647
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaxen is the #1465 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,647 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaxen has been recorded 5,647 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #1465 nationally and more common than 89% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #1,652 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,465 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,647 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaxen ranks #1,652 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,465 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,647 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,652 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,647
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaxen's 5,647 recorded births place it above 96.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaxen compares
5,647 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Jaxen's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaxen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,647 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 554 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaxen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jaxen's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 15 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 554, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jaxen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 554
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Jaxen popularity over time - girls
44 total births recorded since 2002 (Jaxen as girls' name)
Jaxen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,733 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Jaxen's strongest decade.
3,733 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Jaxen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 914
2000s
914 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,733 births
- 2020s 963
2020s
963 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,733 births (66% of all-time use).
How Jaxen 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 Jaxen's total volume
Jaxen by state
Where Jaxen concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 528 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 425 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 224 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 211 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 204 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 181 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 169 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 156 | 2.8% |
528 of 5,647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Jaxen appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaxen's data
- Jaxen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,733 total births); usage has since declined to 963 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jaxens (528 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jaxen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Jaxen 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.