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Jaxon

Say it JAK-sun 2 syllables

English · “son of Jack”

Common in England and Wales and British Columbia. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 19 more places.

1 in 449 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 88 there.

Jaxon in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 2, rare in 22.
Jaxon in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales88 (down)20256051 in 449492020
Scotland104 (down)2025481 in 409512020
Northern Ireland120 (down)2025191 in 436452020
Ireland176 (down)2025281 in 8471072020
North America
Ontario (province)110 (down)2024114about 1 in 525512019
Quebec (province)187 (down)202529about 1 in 1,0021602020
British Columbia (province)95 (down)202336about 1 in 362372018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)Not in the published top 1002025702020
Victoria (state)Not in the published top 1012025642020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025632020
South Australia (state)Not in the published top 1002025742020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025882020
Western Europe
France3,125 (new in the list)202551 in 60,538Not listed2020
Netherlands868 (down)202513about 1 in 5,1184682020
Central Europe
Austria981 (new in the list)202531 in 12,689Not listed2020
SwitzerlandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Berlin (city)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Sweden834 (down)20255about 1 in 8,6263912020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Italy4,915 (new in the list)202411 in 189,358Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Jaxon is a modern spelling of Jackson, the English surname meaning "son of Jack". Since Jack is a pet form of John, the name ultimately leads back to John, even though it looks thoroughly new.

2 more paragraphs

Said JAK-sun, it sounds exactly like Jackson; the x simply packs the ck and s into one letter. Jaxson and Jaxxon are further variations, and Jax is the obvious short form.

Jaxon is a young name that reached its peak around 2013. It is still within the top 100 in England and Wales and in British Columbia, and close to it in Scotland. It is now falling in most places where it is used, so it is past its fashion high point but remains familiar to most parents.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
JAK-sun · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“son of Jack”
Origin
English
Related names
Jackson, Jack, Jason, Jax, Jaxson, Jaxxon
Where Jaxon comes from (Wiktionary)

Modern variant spelling of Jackson, a given name from the patronymic surname (Jack + -son).

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Jaxon. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jaxon over time

Rising in 0 of the 7 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 7. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2013.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Jaxon in England and Wales: #1,765 in 1996, a peak of #46 in 2018, and #88 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000#3,000#10,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #1,765, 6 boys1998: #2,419, 4 boys1999: #2,425, 4 boys2000: #1,425, 9 boys2001: #3,134, 3 boys2002: #1,077, 15 boys2003: #1,326, 12 boys2004: #1,732, 9 boys2005: #1,135, 18 boys2006: #733, 35 boys2007: #638, 45 boys2008: #557, 59 boys2009: #461, 78 boys2010: #317, 139 boys2011: #200, 262 boys2012: #192, 290 boys2013: #147, 402 boys2014: #115, 535 boys2015: #80, 837 boys2016: #51, 1,161 boys2017: #52, 1,257 boys2018: #46, 1,346 boys2019: #47, 1,356 boys2020: #49, 1,208 boys2021: #52, 1,210 boys2022: #55, 1,055 boys2023: #58, 927 boys2024: #66, 775 boys2025: #88, 605 boys#1,765 in 1996peak #46, 2018#88in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
19961,7656
19982,4194
19992,4254
20001,4259
20013,1343
20021,07715
20031,32612
20041,7329
20051,13518
200673335
200763845
200855759
200946178
2010317139
2011200262
2012192290
2013147402
2014115535
201580837
2016511,161
2017521,257
2018461,346
2019471,356
2020491,208
2021521,210
2022551,055
202358927
202466775
202588605

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Jaxon in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2015. Peak: 2013, about 561 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 0 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 11 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 57 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 158.8 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 425.8 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 439.5 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 311.8 per 100,000 boys20202015-2019: about 1 in 228 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790
1980–19840
1985–19890
1990–19940
1995–199911
2000–200457
2005–2009158.8
2010–2014425.8
2015–2019439.5
2020–2024311.8

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Jaxon

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Jaxon, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 249, Scotland

  2. 1 in 302, Scotland

  3. 1 in 302, Scotland

  4. 1 in 558, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 1,801, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 928, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 565, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 768, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 395, Ireland

  10. 1 in 281, Scotland

All 40 brother names for Jaxon

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Jaxon's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 130, Scotland

  5. 1 in 62, Poland

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Jaxon Oliver

Syllables 2-3Initials J.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Jaxon

Sisters for Jaxon: Scarlett, Sadie, Evie, and 5 more
  1. ScarlettRose and fell with Jaxon · Same generation as Jaxon
  2. SadieRose and fell with Jaxon · Same generation as Jaxon
  3. EvieRose and fell with Jaxon · Same generation as Jaxon
  4. VioletRose and fell with Jaxon · Same generation as Jaxon
  5. PoppyRose and fell with Jaxon · Same generation as Jaxon
  6. SiennaRose and fell with Jaxon · Same generation as Jaxon
  7. SummerRose and fell with Jaxon · Same generation as Jaxon
  8. IvyRose and fell with Jaxon · Same generation as Jaxon

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Jaxon

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Jaxon's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 14 more places.

  3. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  4. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.

  5. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  6. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  7. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.

  8. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

Questions about Jaxon

How popular is Jaxon in England and Wales?

Jaxon ranked #88 in England and Wales in 2025, given to 605 boys, about 1 in 449.

Is Jaxon rising in popularity?

Not overall: it is falling in more places than it is rising. Rising in 0 of the 7 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 7.

What does Jaxon mean?

Jaxon means “son of Jack”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Jaxon have?

Jaxon has 2 syllables: JAK-sun.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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