Is Jax a boy or girl name?
Jax is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 1,087 boys were named Jax, so 0.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 24,321 US babies named Jax were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #315
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,663
- Babies named Jax since 1995
- 24,321
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 1,902 babies
Boys and girls named Jax, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,087 | #315 | 7 | #12,663 |
| 2023 | 1,160 | #287 | 14 | #7,804 |
| 2022 | 1,272 | #271 | 17 | #6,830 |
| 2021 | 1,454 | #243 | 11 | #9,215 |
| 2020 | 1,424 | #246 | 7 | #12,708 |
| 2019 | 1,600 | #237 | 15 | #7,503 |
| 2018 | 1,767 | #214 | 13 | #8,329 |
| 2017 | 1,723 | #222 | 12 | #9,011 |
| 2016 | 1,813 | #215 | 21 | #6,062 |
| 2015 | 1,864 | #215 | 38 | #3,946 |
| 2014 | 1,855 | #208 | 11 | #9,805 |
| 2013 | 1,685 | #222 | 9 | #11,396 |
| 2012 | 1,122 | #305 | 9 | #11,660 |
| 2011 | 990 | #321 | 10 | #10,708 |
| 2010 | 882 | #348 | 11 | #10,064 |
| 2009 | 675 | #426 | 6 | #16,062 |
| 2008 | 343 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 262 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 183 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 174 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 162 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 90 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 84 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 73 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,469 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jax reached #208 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #3,946 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jax
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.