Boy name
Jaxson
Jaxson holds the #156 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 2,365 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #85 in 2020 to #156 today. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#76 nationally, 4,770 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1991. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#74 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#156
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#76
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
2,365
boys named Jaxson
Jaxson popularity, 1880–2025
Where Jaxson is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#80), Rhode Island (#77), New Hampshire (#88)
Uniqueness score
24/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jaxson in the most recent year of SSA data.