Jax

Boy name

Jax has been given to 25,309 babies in the U.S. since 1995. It peaked in 2015 and currently ranks #342 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Shortened from Jackson, Jaxon or fanciful spelling of the surname Jacks.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

25,309

Peak year

2015 (1,903 babies)

Rank in 2025

#342 for boys

First recorded

1995

10-year trend

▼ -49%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jax.

25,203 babies since 1957

26,089 babies since 1880

24,440 babies since 1880

24,394 babies since 1880

24,151 babies since 1880

24,037 babies since 1967

23,972 babies since 1917

26,773 babies since 1993

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