Top 100 US name Boys' name Peak 2016 110,514 births

Jaxon — #96 US boys' name

110,514 babies named Jaxon in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s981990s11712000s157302010s691702020s24311
#96
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.3% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Jaxon was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

8,142 babies were named Jaxon in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaxon

The Social Security Administration has registered 110,514 babies named Jaxon between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaxon currently holds the #96 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 8,142 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaxon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 69,170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jaxon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11,584 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaxon in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaxon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 110,514 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jaxon at a glance

Top 100 boys' name

Total births

110,514

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2016

8,142 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#96

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaxon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2016)
8,142
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 202420172010200319961989198219731972 5

Jaxon popularity over time — girls

397 total births recorded since 1997 (Jaxon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 397 births
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001997 5

Jaxon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
69,170 births that decade — 63% of Jaxon's all-time total
1970s341980s981990s11712000s157302010s691702020s24311

Jaxon by state

Where Jaxon concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaxon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11,584 10.5%
#2 California
8,501 7.7%
#3 Florida
5,003 4.5%
#4 Ohio
4,708 4.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
4,002 3.6%
#6 North Carolina
3,875 3.5%
#7 Illinois
3,537 3.2%
#8 New York
3,536 3.2%
Texas share of Jaxon's total US births 10.5%
Even split

11,584 of 110,514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Jaxon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaxon?
110,514 babies have been named Jaxon since 1972. It currently ranks #96 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 8,142 births.
When was Jaxon most popular?
Jaxon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 69,170 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Jaxon most popular?
The top states for the name Jaxon are Texas (11,584 births), California (8,501 births), Florida (5,003 births).
How long has the name Jaxon been used?
Jaxon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaxon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaxson, Jax, Jaxton, Jaxen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.