Jaxen
A masculine name of Germanic origin meaning "God's peace" or "son of peace".
Name Census estimates that about 5,522 living Americans carry the first name Jaxen. It is a predominantly male name (99.2% of registrations). The average person named Jaxen today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaxen births was 2013 (563 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaxen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jaxen with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Jaxen is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
5.5K
~ 1 in 62,071 Americans
Peak year
2013
563 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,488
Tracked since 1998
Census
Jaxen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,159 people with the first name Jaxen, which placed it at #4,473 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,473
National first-name rank
People counted
4.2K
4,159 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaxen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaxen is White at 69.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.2%) and Two or More Races (8.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jaxen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jaxen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.7% · 2,900
- Hispanic or Latino13.2% · 548
- Two or more races8.0% · 333
- Black or African American6.2% · 258
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 75
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 45
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaxen
Out of the 5,567 babies given the name Jaxen since 1880, 99.2% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Jaxen as a male name
- Ranked #1,488 in 2024
- 121 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (554 births)
Jaxen as a female name
- Ranked #15,410 in 2014
- 6 female births in 2014
- Peak: 2011 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaxen leans strongly male. 4,080 people counted with this name were male (98.1%), compared with 77 female bearers (1.9%).
Popularity
Jaxen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaxen from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 3,767 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaxen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaxen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaxens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 44 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Jaxen, while North Dakota, Connecticut, Alaska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 96 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaxen
The name Jaxen is a modern variation of the traditional name Jackson, which has its roots in the English surname derived from the personal name "Jack," a diminutive form of the name John. The name John itself originated from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious."
The earliest recorded use of the name Jackson can be traced back to the 13th century in England, where it was initially used as a surname. It was not until the 17th century that Jackson began to be used as a given name, likely influenced by the popularity of the surname.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jackson was Colonel Michael Jackson, an English soldier and colonial governor of Nevis in the West Indies, who lived from 1638 to 1679. Another notable figure was Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, who served from 1829 to 1837.
In literature, the name Jackson appears in works such as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain, where one of the characters is named Jackson's Island. Additionally, the famous American writer Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, who was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, lived from 1824 to 1863.
The name Jaxen, as a variation of Jackson, emerged more recently, likely in the late 20th or early 21st century. While it shares the same roots as Jackson, the name Jaxen has a more modern and unique sound, reflecting the trend of creating new variations of traditional names.
One notable individual with the name Jaxen is Jaxen Watkins, a Canadian actor and voice artist known for his roles in various animated series and video games, such as "Beyblade Burst" and "Final Fantasy XVI."
People
Jaxen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaxen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaxen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaxen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,522 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaxen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 62,071 US residents.
Is Jaxen a common name?
We classify Jaxen as "Rare". It ranks above 96.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,567 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaxen most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaxen was 2013, when 563 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaxen is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaxen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,159 people with the name Jaxen, or 1.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,473 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jaxen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jaxen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaxen leans strongly male. 4,080 people counted with this name were male (98.1%), compared with 77 female bearers (1.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jaxen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaxen is White at 69.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.2%) and Two or More Races (8.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jaxen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jaxen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.7% (2,900 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaxen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaxen a male name?
Yes, 99.2% of people registered as Jaxen in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jaxen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaxen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaxen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jaxen?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.