The first name Jaxen
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Rare fanciful spelling of Jackson.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 boys were named Jaxen, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 22 births (#1,186).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jaxen with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jaxen at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 122 boys born in the United States were named Jaxen, the 1,462nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2013, when 554 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Jaxen mean?
- Rare fanciful spelling of Jackson.
- How popular is the name Jaxen?
- In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Jaxen, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2015, with 22 births.
- Is Jaxen a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 5,691 US babies named Jaxen since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jaxen most popular?
- 2013 in the United States, when 554 babies were named Jaxen, its highest rank at 493rd.