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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Jax

Used in both girl and boy records

Jax appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Jax by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDJax as a girl’s nameUS records 2009–2024
#16192girl rank2015peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDJax as a boy’s nameUS records 1995–2024
#701boy rank2015peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Jax in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201538 uses#390820152009–202012 listed years
Boy20151,862 uses#20820141995–202026 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.