Boys' name · since 1970
Daxton
Daxton has 14,934 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #379 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,934
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daxton is the #379 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 14,934 recorded since 1970.
Daxton has 14,934 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #379 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #975 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #379 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,934 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daxton ranks #975 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #379 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,934 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #975 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #379 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,934
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daxton's 14,934 recorded births place it above 97.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Daxton compares
14,934 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daxton's all-time total is 40x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daxton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,934 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,276 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daxton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daxton splits its recorded history at 2002: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 1,276 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daxton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,276
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Daxton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,355 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Daxton's strongest decade.
7,355 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Daxton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 274
1990s
274 births
- 2000s 1,392
2000s
1,392 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,355 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,844 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,355 births (49% of all-time use).
How Daxton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daxton's total volume
Daxton by state
Where Daxton concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 1,343 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,100 | 7.4% |
| #3 | California | | 832 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 653 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 595 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 477 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 462 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 452 | 3.0% |
1,343 of 14,934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Daxton appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daxton's data
- Daxton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,355 total births) through the 2020s (5,844) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Daxtons (1,343 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daxton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daxton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.