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Jaxson 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 rose in the US in the 2000s and 2010s.
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In the United States 0 1 2 3 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2015 per 1,000 babies of that sex 54,488 babies given this name since 1991 At its height in 2015, about 1 in 378 boys 4,140 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Jackson, Jaxon
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