Jax

Where Jax comes from

Shortened from Jackson, Jaxon or fanciful spelling of the surname Jacks.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jax
Along the way
  1. 1987
    Jax Jones born
    English DJ
  2. 1995
    First appearance
    #8,868 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2014
    Peak, #208
    1,855 babies named Jax — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Jax Jones · English DJ, born 1987

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.