How Many People Are Named Paxton?
people named Paxton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 11,422 people in the US has this name
Based on 30,318 babies named Paxton in Social Security records from 1921 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,084 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from an English place name meaning "Pœcc's town". Pœcc is an Old English name of unknown meaning.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Paxton, 7% were girls and 93% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1960s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Paxton alive today is about 11 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 14 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Paxton first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 2016, to 2,084 babies. In 2025, 1,037 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Paxton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #203, in 2016. In 2025 it ranked #338.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #338 |
| Best rank | #203 (2016) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #240 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Paxton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Paxton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,620 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Paxton was given 3.2 times as often in Wyoming, 2.8 times in Montana and 2.7 times in Idaho.
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