Boys' name · since 1972
Jaxon
113,651 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.
- #285 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #115 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 113,651
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaxon currently ranks #115 among boys' names in America, with 113,651 babies recorded since 1972.
Jaxon has 113,651 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #115 as of the latest data, more common than 99.2% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #285 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #115 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 113,651 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaxon ranks #285 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #115 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 113,651 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #285 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #115 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 113,651
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaxon's 113,651 recorded births place it above 99.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaxon compares
113,651 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Jaxon's all-time total is 308x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaxon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 113,651 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8,145 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaxon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaxon's full recorded timeline at 2000, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 8,145 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaxon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 8,145
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jaxon popularity over time - girls
404 total births recorded since 1997 (Jaxon as girls' name)
Jaxon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (69,196 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Jaxon's strongest decade.
69,196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Jaxon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 98
1980s
98 births
- 1990s 1,171
1990s
1,171 births
- 2000s 15,731
2000s
15,731 births
- 2010s
2010s
69,196 births
- 2020s 27,421
2020s
27,421 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69,196 births (61% of all-time use).
How Jaxon 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 Jaxon's total volume
Jaxon by state
Where Jaxon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11,882 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 8,792 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,215 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 4,836 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 4,126 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 3,994 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 3,708 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 3,618 | 3.2% |
11,882 of 113,651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jaxon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaxon's data
- Jaxon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (69,196 total births) through the 2020s (27,421) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaxons (11,882 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 Jaxon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Jaxon 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.