Jaxon

“Variant of Jackson — Son of Jack” — English, patronymic surname origin

Boy's name · #115 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Jaxon reached #39 in 2018 and has eased to #115 since. About 114,000 boys have carried it since 1972. Together with its spelling variants Jackson (#36) and Jaxson (#156), Jaxon would rank around #5 with about 12,000 births last year — the newborns split about 54/26/20 across Jackson, Jaxon, and Jaxson.

Around the world: #88 in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jaxons

Jaxon Smith-Njigba — American football player (born 2002)
Jaxon Buell — American disabled child
Jaxon Evans — New Zealand racing driver
Jaxon Wiggins — baseball player
Jaxon Crabb — Australian rules footballer

In stories & tradition

Jaxon Xavier — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

What Jaxons become

Among 45 notable people named Jaxon:

Sports figures appear 3.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, American football player (born 2002).

Similar names: Jaxson · Ryder · Jace · Ryker · Carson · Kason

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