Unisex name · since 1974
Pax
1,044 babies named Pax in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,068 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,044
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,044 babies have been named Pax since 1974, making it today's #2068 unisex name.
Pax has 1,044 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2068 as of the latest data, more common than 85% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #4,998 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,068 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,044 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pax ranks #4,998 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,068 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,044 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,068 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,044
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pax's 1,044 recorded births place it above 89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Pax compares
1,044 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Pax's all-time total is 183% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pax | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,044 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pax's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pax splits its recorded history at 2015: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 80 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pax popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Pax popularity over time - girls
54 total births recorded since 2014 (Pax as girls' name)
Pax by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (557 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Pax's strongest decade.
557 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Pax births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
557 births
- 2020s
2020s
410 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 557 births (53% of all-time use).
How Pax 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 Pax's total volume
Pax by state
Where Pax concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 128 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 90 | 8.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Utah | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
128 of 1,044 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Pax's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (557 total births) through the 2020s (410) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Paxs (128 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pax: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Pax 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.