US rank #611 Boys' name Peak 2018 10,617 births

Jaxton — #611 US boys' name

10,617 babies named Jaxton in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#611
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2018
Single peak year

964 babies were named Jaxton in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaxton

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,617 babies named Jaxton between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jaxton currently holds the #611 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 964 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaxton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6,668 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaxton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 947 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Jaxton in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaxton 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 10,617 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.

Jaxton at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

10,617

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2018

964 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#611

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jaxton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2018)
964
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Jaxton by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6,668 births that decade — 63% of Jaxton's all-time total
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Jaxton by state

Where Jaxton concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jaxton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
947 8.9%
#2 California
603 5.7%
#3 Utah
464 4.4%
#4 Ohio
456 4.3%
#5 Tennessee
417 3.9%
#6 Indiana
385 3.6%
#7 Kentucky
383 3.6%
#8 Florida
370 3.5%
Texas share of Jaxton's total US births 8.9%
Even split

947 of 10,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Jaxton appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaxton?
10,617 babies have been named Jaxton since 1997. It currently ranks #611 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 964 births.
When was Jaxton most popular?
Jaxton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,668 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Jaxton most popular?
The top states for the name Jaxton are Texas (947 births), California (603 births), Utah (464 births).
How long has the name Jaxton been used?
Jaxton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jaxton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaxon, Jaxson, Jax, 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, 1997–2024 (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.