Paxton Boy
How popular is Paxton?
#338 boy name in 2025
988 baby boys were named Paxton in the US in 2025, making it the 338th most popular boy name. Another 49 girls got the name (#3,211 for girls).
Paxton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #338 for boys (▼ 50 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 988 boys, 49 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #229 in 2015, #262 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (1,993 boys) |
| Highest rank | #203 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1921 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Paxton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Paxton family of names ranked #326 for boys in 2025 (#283 the year before), with 1,035 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paxton | 988 | 95% |
| Paxtyn | 31 | 3% |
| Paxten | 9 | 1% |
| Paxston | 7 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Paxton is most popular
Babies named Paxton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 2.2 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- South Dakota: 2.1 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- North Dakota: 2.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Mississippi: 2.0 per 1,000 (114 boys)
- Idaho: 2.0 per 1,000 (82 boys)
Paxton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 33 | #3,173 |
| 1930s | 16 | #3,389 |
| 1940s | 20 | #2,670 |
| 1950s | 28 | #2,641 |
| 1960s | 124 | #1,526 |
| 1970s | 332 | #1,109 |
| 1980s | 219 | #1,948 |
| 1990s | 959 | #894 |
| 2000s | 3,501 | #327 |
| 2010s | 15,404 | #203 |
| 2020s | 7,558 | #255 |
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Questions
- Is Paxton a boy or girl name?
- Paxton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Paxton were boys.
- How popular is the name Paxton?
- 988 baby boys were named Paxton in the US in 2025, making it the 338th most popular boy name. Another 49 girls got the name (#3,211 for girls).
- When was Paxton most popular?
- Paxton peaked in 2016, when 1,993 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #203 in 2016.
- How many people are named Paxton?
- 30,318 babies have been named Paxton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 29,963 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Paxton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Paxton was most common in West Virginia, at 2.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.