The first name Jaxton
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Modern American coinage from Jax, Jaxon, rhyming with Axton, Paxton, Daxton.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 boys were named Jaxton, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2016, with 6 births (#3,079).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jaxton with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jaxton at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 410 boys born in the United States were named Jaxton, the 667th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 966 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 Jaxton mean?
- Modern American coinage from Jax, Jaxon, rhyming with Axton, Paxton, Daxton.
- How popular is the name Jaxton?
- In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Jaxton, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 2016, with 6 births.
- Is Jaxton a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 11,035 US babies named Jaxton since 1880 were boys.
- When was Jaxton most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 966 babies were named Jaxton, its highest rank at 345th.