Boys' name · since 1993
Paxson
Paxson has 443 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,938 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
443 babies have been named Paxson since 1993, making it today's #7938 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paxson has been recorded 443 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #7938 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #8,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,938 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 443 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paxson ranks #8,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,938 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 443 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,938 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paxson's 443 recorded births place it above 81.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alaska.
How Paxson compares
443 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Paxson's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paxson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 443 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Paxson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paxson's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paxson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Paxson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (280 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Paxson's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Paxson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
280 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 280 births (63% of all-time use).
Paxson by state
Where Paxson concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
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- Paxson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (280 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alaska records the most Paxsons (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alaska 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 Paxson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Paxson 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.