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Jaxon Say it: JAK-sun
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Meaning A modern spelling of Jackson, an English surname meaning 'son of Jack'.
Certain scholars agree on this meaning.
This spelling soared in the US in the 2000s and 2010s.
Its wave through time Popular now
In the United States 0 2 4 6 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2016 per 1,000 babies of that sex 92,496 babies given this name since 1972 At its height in 2016, about 1 in 233 boys 6,120 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Jackson, Jaxson
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