Jax

First Name
14k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
354
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in 2010
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  1. Related Names
  2. Pronunciation
  3. Meanings and Origins
  4. Notable Persons Named Jax
  5. Notable Persons With the Last Name Jax
  6. Popularity by Year and Gender
  7. Regional Popularity
  8. Ethnicity Distribution
  9. Fun Facts
  10. What Jaxs Have Visited This Page?
  11. Name Poster

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Jax mean? Find out below.

Origin and Meaning of Jax

"Jax" is a name of American origin, and it means "Son of Jack". It's a name commonly given to boys.

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  1. A male given name
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Notable Persons Named Jax

Jax Jones

Jax Jones is a musician. He was most active from 2013 to present. Jax was given the name Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo in London. Jax is also known as Timz Aluo.

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Jax Dane

Jax was born on March 10th, 1981 in Bakewell, Tennessee.

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Jax

Jax is an alternative rock, pop music, and pop rock musician. She plays Piano and Vocals. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2015 to 2015. Jax was born on May 5th, 1996 in East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Jax

Nia Jax

Nia was born on May 29th, 1984 in Honolulu. Nia is also known as Fanene, Saveline (real name), Zada, Lina, Jax, and Nia.

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Jax

Jax is an alternative rock, pop music, and pop rock musician. She plays Piano and Vocals. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2015 to 2015. Jax was born on May 5th, 1996 in East Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.

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Garth Jax

Garth Jax is an athlete. Garth was born on September 16th, 1963 in Houston.

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How popular is the baby name Jax in the U.S.?

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born
1995 5 0 5
1996 22 0 22
1997 59 0 59
1998 74 0 74
1999 89 0 89
2000 73 0 73
2001 84 0 84
2002 90 0 90
2003 116 0 116
2004 162 0 162
2005 174 0 174
2006 183 0 183
2007 262 0 262
2008 343 0 343
2009 681 6 675
2010 890 11 879
2011 999 10 989
2012 1,131 9 1,122
2013 1,689 9 1,680
2014 1,858 11 1,847
2015 1,897 38 1,859
2016 1,827 21 1,806
2017 1,719 12 1,707
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Where is the name Jax popular?

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Popularity of Jax as a first name

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Popularity of Jax as a last name

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Jax U.S.
█  White 83.90% 64.26%
█  African American 0.00% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.41% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 13.56% 16.26%

Of Last Name Jax

People with the last name Jax are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Jax

  • What name lists does Jax rank for?
    #72Modern Boy Names
    #54American Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Jax? Jax is the 2,044th most popular name of all time. As a last name Jax was the 57,516th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Jax have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 14,427 babies born with the first name Jax in the United States. That's more than enough people named Jax to occupy the territory of Wallis and Futuna (France) with an estimated population of 13,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Jax? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1995 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Jax first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Jax is Thursday, May 29th, 1884.
  • What year had the most people named Jax born? The highest recorded use of the first name Jax was in 2015 with a total of 1,859 babies. That's a lot of babies named Jax!
  • Random Jax Factoid: According to the 2014 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Jax ranks 94th in popularity as a baby boy's name in South Dakota. Imagine that, 14 babies in South Dakota have the same name as you in 2014.
  • Weird things about the name Jax: Your name in reverse order is Xaj. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Axj. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Jax? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 354 people with the last name Jax.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Jax? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Jax as their last name since less than 1 person in 833k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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