Boys' name · since 1997
Jaxton
Jaxton has 11,035 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,137 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #667 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,035
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaxton is the #667 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 11,035 recorded since 1997.
Jaxton has 11,035 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #667 as of the latest data, more common than 95% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #1,137 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #667 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,035 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaxton ranks #1,137 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #667 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,035 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,137 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #667 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,035
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jaxton's 11,035 recorded births place it above 97.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaxton compares
11,035 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Jaxton's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaxton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,035 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 966 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaxton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaxton splits its recorded history at 2011: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 966 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaxton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 966
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Jaxton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,673 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Jaxton's strongest decade.
6,673 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Jaxton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 765
2000s
765 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,673 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,574 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,673 births (60% of all-time use).
How Jaxton 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 Jaxton's total volume
Jaxton by state
Where Jaxton concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 983 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 628 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 481 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Utah | | 464 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 437 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 397 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 393 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 390 | 3.5% |
983 of 11,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Jaxton appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jaxton's data
- Jaxton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,673 total births) through the 2020s (3,574) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaxtons (983 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 Jaxton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Jaxton 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.