Unisex name · since 2007
Paxten
Paxten has 304 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,696 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
304 babies have been named Paxten since 2007, making it today's #8696 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Paxten recorded 304 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #8696 nationally today, ahead of 38% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #10,497 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,696 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 304 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paxten ranks #10,497 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,696 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 304 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,696 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 304
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paxten's 304 recorded births place it above 76.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Paxten compares
304 46th percentile among 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
Paxten's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paxten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Paxten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paxten's full recorded timeline at 2016, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paxten popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Paxten popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 2008 (Paxten as girls' name)
Paxten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (190 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Paxten's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Paxten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 190 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Paxten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (190 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Paxten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Paxten 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.