Jax
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Jax
With its cool -X ending, Jax is an update on the classic nickname Jack, likely inspired by the rise of Jackson. It garnered attention in the US thanks to the game, Mortal Kombat II back in the '90s, and was pushed up the charts when it was used in the show Sons of Anarchy, in which Jackson "Jax" Teller is the central character.
Jax for boys#342 US
Jax peaked in the US back in 2014 when it nearly reached the Top 200 and has since been on a slow decline. Across the pond in the UK however, it entered the Top 100 for boys in 2023.
Jax for girls#8071 US
One of the trendiest names for boys, Jax is becoming familiar on the girls' side through the singer/songwriter and Tiktok star Jax, born Jackie.
Pronounced JAKS.
As of October 2026, Jax ranked #342 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #208 in 2014.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #208 | 1,855 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #215 | 1,864 | #3,946 | 38 |
| 2016 | #215 | 1,813 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #222 | 1,723 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #214 | 1,767 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #237 | 1,600 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #246 | 1,424 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #243 | 1,454 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #271 | 1,272 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #287 | 1,160 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #315 | 1,087 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #342 | 961 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Jaxs
- Jax Jones (born Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo)Boy
British musician
- Jackson "Jax" DaneBoy
American pro wrestler
- Jaclyn "Jax" Cole MiskanicBoy
American female pop singer ("American Idol")
- Jax Joseph Nilon (b. 2007)Boy
son of actress Garcelle Beauvais and Mike Nilon; twin brother Jaid Thomas
- Jax Copeland Arnold (b. 2013)Boy
son of actor Tom Arnold
- Jax CommonsBoy
son of Scottish footballer Kris Commons
- Jax Cameron Reilly (b. 2016)Boy
son of Australian rules footballer Brent Reilly
- Jax Llewyn Fischer (b. 2017)Boy
son of singer Florian Fischer and Sarah Connor
- Maverick Jax Ericson (b. 2016)Boy
son of TV personality Briana Renee of "Little Women: LA"
Jax in pop culture
- Jackson Nathaniel "Jax" TellerBoy
main character on TV's 'Sons of Anarchy'
- Jackson "Jax" BriggsBoy
character in video game series "Mortal Kombat"
- Jackson "Jax" GardnerBoy
character in film Backstage
- Jefferson "Jax" Jackson aka FirestormBoy
character on TV's "The Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow"
- JaxBoy
Ur, character in DC Comics
- Jacob "Jax" MaroscoBoy
main character in Jax and the Hellhounds comics series
- Jax mi KatBoy
Giant in Jill Williamson's Blood of Kings trilogy
- JaxBoy
character in book "Mephisto Kiss" by Trinity Faegen
- Jax or IaxBoy
a mythological figure said to have stolen the moon in Patrick Rothfuss's The Kingkiller Chronicles
- Basement JaxxBoy
English music duo
- Jax Brewery buildingBoy
New Orleans, Louisiana landmark
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character in "The Amazing Digital Circus"