Boys' name · since 1994
Paxon
475 babies named Paxon in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 475
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paxon currently ranks #6983 among boys' names in America, with 475 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Paxon recorded 475 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #6983 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #8,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,983 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 475 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paxon ranks #8,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,983 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 475 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 475
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paxon's 475 recorded births place it above 82.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Paxon compares
475 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Paxon's all-time total is 29% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paxon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 475 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Paxon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paxon's full recorded timeline at 2014, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paxon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Paxon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (284 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Paxon's strongest decade.
284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Paxon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 83
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
284 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 284 births (60% of all-time use).
Paxon by state
Where Paxon concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
11 of 475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Paxon's data
- Paxon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (284 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Paxons (11 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 Paxon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Paxon 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.