Boy name
Jaxon
Jaxon holds the #115 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 3,073 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #48 in 2020 to #115 today. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#39 nationally, 7,774 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1972. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#24 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#115
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#39
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
3,073
boys named Jaxon
Jaxon popularity, 1880–2025
Where Jaxon is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#24), Rhode Island (#52), West Virginia (#48)
Uniqueness score
21/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jaxon in the most recent year of SSA data.