How to say it
JAX · son
/ˈdʒæk.sən/
Masculine
Jaxson
Son of Jack
What it means
Modern American respelling of Jackson (English 'son of Jack'). The double-modern X-and-double-S spelling reads as 2010s American. Jackson, Jaxon, and Jaxson all rank in the US top 1000.
Jaxson is a modern American double-respelling of Jackson, from the English surname meaning 'son of Jack' (Jack being the medieval English pet form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'). The Jaxson spelling (with both the X and the double S) is the most stylized of the cluster and reads as 2010s American. Jackson is the traditional spelling, Jaxon dropped one letter, Jaxson goes back the other direction. As a US first name Jaxson entered the top 200 in 2014. The Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxson trio collectively would top the boys' charts. Common short: Jax.
Popularity over time
peaked at #76 in 2018, currently #156 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Spelling
Jackson (traditional), Jaxon (X-spelling), and Jaxson (X plus double-S) are all the same name; Jaxson is the most stylized 2010s American spelling.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Jaxson Hayes American NBA center, drafted 2019 (the modern spelling)
Spelling variants
- Jackson
- Jaxon
- Jaxsen
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