Jax

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Jax first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 15 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 602 babies (rank #87 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Jax

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jax yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,601

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

602

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	6	#2,002
2003	3	#3,918
2005	4	#3,485
2006	3	#4,560
2007	9	#2,112
2008	6	#2,948
2009	29	#931
2010	32	#910
2011	39	#784
2012	40	#798
2013	102	#400
2014	155	#296
2015	260	#217
2016	311	#182
2023	602	#87