Paxson vs Paxton

Side-by-side comparison of Paxson and Paxton - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Paxson

Boy name · Rank #6653

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Name B

Paxton

Boy name · Rank #288

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Metric Paxson Paxton
Current Rank #6653 #288
Total Births (all years) 443 28,194
Peak Year 2012 2016
Peak Year Births 39 1,993
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1993 1921

Births by Decade

Decade Paxson Paxton
1920s - 33
1930s - 16
1940s - 20
1950s - 28
1960s - 124
1970s - 332
1980s - 219
1990s 5 959
2000s 60 3,501
2010s 280 15,404
2020s 98 7,558

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Paxson Paxton
2014 32 1,432
2015 33 1,677
2016 35 1,993
2017 20 1,909
2018 20 1,694
2019 19 1,450
2020 21 1,301
2021 20 1,392
2022 22 1,350
2023 12 1,357
2024 13 1,170
2025 10 988

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1993–2025.

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