Boys' name · peaked in 2016
Paxton name popularity since 1925
30,296 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Paxton (7.0% girls, 93.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Paxton is about 10 years old in 2026. Paxton peaked in 2016 as the #203 name for boys, and it ranked #338 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 30,296
- Named Paxton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #338
- for boys in 2025 (988 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 93.0% boys
- 2,124 girls · 28,172 boys
- Most popular in
- Idaho
- 3.33× its national share
Peak year is the year Paxton made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Paxton births per year, 1925–2025
2016 was the biggest year for Paxton both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2005 and 2010, Paxton became 5.5× more common, from 1 in 9,470 baby boys to 1 in 1,730.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Paxton's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Paxton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Paxton in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 11 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 16 | #4,028 |
| 1940s | 0 | 20 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 28 | #4,249 |
| 1960s | 0 | 124 | #3,471 |
| 1970s | 0 | 332 | #2,185 |
| 1980s | 0 | 219 | #2,484 |
| 1990s | 558 | 959 | #1,181 |
| 2000s | 469 | 3,501 | #872 |
| 2010s | 697 | 15,404 | #229 |
| 2020–25 | 400 | 7,558 | #338 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
66.0% of babies named Paxton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Paxton is most popular
The index compares Paxton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Paxton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 3.33× | 360 |
| Utah | 2.75× | 635 |
| Nebraska | 2.13× | 406 |
| Washington | 2.05× | 931 |
| Colorado | 1.85× | 620 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Paxton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Paxton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Paxton (2016).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data