Recorded 2013–2023 Girls' name Peak 2018 36 births

Paxley — girls' name

36 babies named Paxley in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s252020s11
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Paxley was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

8 babies were named Paxley in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paxley

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Paxley between 2013 and 2023, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paxley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paxley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paxley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paxley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Paxley at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

36

Since 2013

11 years of records

Peak year

2018

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2013

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2023

Paxley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2013

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Paxley by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
25 births that decade — 69% of Paxley's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paxley?
36 babies have been named Paxley since 2013. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
When was Paxley most popular?
Paxley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Paxley been used?
Paxley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 11 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Paxley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paxton, Paxtyn, Pax, Paxten, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2013–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.