Daxter
This is a list of characters in the Jak and Daxter series, a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2. Currently, six games in the series have been released, with Jak as the primary playable character in all except Daxter for the PlayStation Portable.
Meaning & Origin of Daxter
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
This is a list of characters in the Jak and Daxter series, a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2. Currently, six games in the series have been released, with Jak as the primary playable character in all except Daxter for the PlayStation Portable.
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The Story of Daxter
The earliest SSA record of Daxter as a baby boy name dates back to 2006, when 8 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Daxter — #6,404 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Daxters. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 144 Daxters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Daxter
Daxter is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 144 births in the dataset. Daxter's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #6,404. Use the chart and map above to compare Daxter's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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