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How popular is the name Jax?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jaxes are alive today.
Jax (male) is a shortened form of the name John. Although Jax itself was given to 366 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 145th as a registered name), most Jaxes are registered as John, which ranked 174th in 2025 with 296 babies.
Most people called Jax are registered as John, and share that name's profile: the John you are most likely to meet is around 80 years old. Half of all Johns born in England and Wales are between 57 and 80, and there are at least 770,000 of them alive today. Only some Johns go by Jax.
How many babies are named Jax or John each year?
Combined registrations of John, Jax. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does John rank as a registered name?
Where does Jax rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jax short for John?
Yes - Jax is a shortened form of John. Jaxes are usually registered as John at birth.
When was the name Jax most popular?
The full name John peaked in 1914, when around 36,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jax itself peaked as a registered name in 2023, with 602 babies.
How many people are called Jax?
There's no official count of people who go by Jax, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 770,000 people registered as John born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jax.
How old is the typical Jax?
Most people called Jax are registered as John. Most living Johns are between 57 and 80; the most common age is about 80.
Is Jax becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1914 peak.