US rank #9330 Boys' name Peak 2017 463 births

Paxon — #9330 US boys' name

463 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.

1990s52000s832010s2842020s91
#9330
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Paxon was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

41 babies were named Paxon in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paxon

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Paxon between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paxon currently holds the #9330 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paxon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 284 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paxon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Paxon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paxon 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 463 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.

Paxon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

463

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2017

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,330

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Paxon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
41
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152012200920061994 5

Paxon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
284 births that decade — 61% of Paxon's all-time total
1990s52000s832010s2842020s91

Paxon by state

Where Paxon concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Paxon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.4%
#2 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Paxon's total US births 2.4%
Even split

11 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paxon?
463 babies have been named Paxon since 1994. It currently ranks #9330 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 41 births.
When was Paxon most popular?
Paxon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 284 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Paxon most popular?
The top states for the name Paxon are California (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Paxon been used?
Paxon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Paxon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paxton, Pax, Paxtyn, Paxson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.