TheNameDBPaxton
M FPaxton is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (7% of births). There have been 29,274 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 27,199 as boys and 2,075 as girls. Paxton gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2016 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,513 most popular name for a boy.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State (2024)
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Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,215 |
| 2023 | 1,421 |
| 2022 | 1,435 |
| 2021 | 1,468 |
| 2020 | 1,375 |
| 2019 | 1,533 |
| 2018 | 1,781 |
| 2017 | 2,004 |
| 2016 | 2,084 |
| 2015 | 1,746 |
| 2014 | 1,492 |
| 2013 | 1,410 |
| 2012 | 1,544 |
| 2011 | 1,341 |
| 2010 | 1,166 |
| 2009 | 1,022 |
| 2008 | 744 |
| 2007 | 493 |
| 2006 | 310 |
| 2005 | 242 |
| 2004 | 242 |
| 2003 | 233 |
| 2002 | 250 |
| 2001 | 205 |
| 2000 | 229 |
| 1999 | 240 |
| 1998 | 210 |
| 1997 | 220 |
| 1996 | 167 |
| 1995 | 162 |
| 1994 | 236 |
| 1993 | 118 |
| 1992 | 89 |
| 1991 | 58 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1989 | 37 |
| 1988 | 25 |
| 1987 | 17 |
| 1986 | 24 |
| 1985 | 21 |
| 1984 | 19 |
| 1983 | 18 |
| 1982 | 18 |
| 1981 | 19 |
| 1980 | 21 |
| 1979 | 19 |
| 1978 | 18 |
| 1977 | 24 |
| 1976 | 26 |
| 1975 | 21 |
| 1974 | 35 |
| 1973 | 40 |
| 1972 | 47 |
| 1971 | 54 |
| 1970 | 48 |
| 1969 | 28 |
| 1968 | 10 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1966 | 12 |
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1964 | 11 |
| 1963 | 8 |
| 1962 | 11 |
| 1961 | 18 |
| 1960 | 7 |
| 1958 | 10 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1948 | 5 |
| 1947 | 9 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1928 | 5 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1923 | 8 |
| 1921 | 7 |