US rank #171 Boys' name Peak 2015 66,136 births

Jaxson — #171 US boys' name

66,136 babies named Jaxson in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s4132000s75492010s423892020s15785
#171
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Jaxson was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

5,068 babies were named Jaxson in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaxson

The Social Security Administration has registered 66,136 babies named Jaxson between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaxson currently holds the #171 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 5,068 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaxson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 42,389 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaxson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5,266 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaxson in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaxson 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 66,136 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.

Jaxson at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

66,136

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2015

5,068 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#171

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaxson popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2015)
5,068
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,000 20242019201420092004199919941991 13

Jaxson popularity over time — girls

134 total births recorded since 2007 (Jaxson as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 134 births
468101214 20232021201920172015201320112007 7

Jaxson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
42,389 births that decade — 64% of Jaxson's all-time total
1990s4132000s75492010s423892020s15785

Jaxson by state

Where Jaxson concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaxson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5,266 8.0%
#2 California
5,143 7.8%
#3 Florida
3,907 5.9%
#4 Ohio
3,513 5.3%
#5 New York
2,618 4.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
2,562 3.9%
#7 Michigan
2,365 3.6%
#8 Illinois
2,343 3.5%
Texas share of Jaxson's total US births 8.0%
Even split

5,266 of 66,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Jaxson appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaxson?
66,136 babies have been named Jaxson since 1991. It currently ranks #171 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 5,068 births.
When was Jaxson most popular?
Jaxson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42,389 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Jaxson most popular?
The top states for the name Jaxson are Texas (5,266 births), California (5,143 births), Florida (3,907 births).
How long has the name Jaxson been used?
Jaxson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaxson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaxon, 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, 1991–2024 (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.