Unisex name · since 1921
Paxton
Paxton has 28,194 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #700 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,194
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Paxton is the #338 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 28,194 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paxton has been recorded 28,194 times among boys since 1921, currently ranked #338 nationally and more common than 98% 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 1921 to 2025.
- #700 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #338 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 28,194 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paxton ranks #700 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #338 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 28,194 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #700 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,194
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paxton's 28,194 recorded births place it above 98.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Paxton compares
28,194 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Paxton's all-time total is 76x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paxton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,194 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,993 | 34 | 22,252 |
Paxton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paxton splits its recorded history at 1985: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 1,993 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paxton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 1,993
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Paxton popularity over time - girls
2,124 total births recorded since 1991 (Paxton as girls' name)
Paxton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,404 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Paxton's strongest decade.
15,404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Paxton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 124
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 332
1970s
332 births
- 1980s 219
1980s
219 births
- 1990s 959
1990s
959 births
- 2000s 3,501
2000s
3,501 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,404 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,558 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,404 births (55% of all-time use).
How Paxton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Paxton's total volume
Paxton by state
Where Paxton concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,453 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,800 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,276 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 986 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 942 | 3.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 928 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 919 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 874 | 3.1% |
2,453 of 28,194 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Paxton appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Paxton's data
- Paxton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,404 total births) through the 2020s (7,558) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Paxtons (2,453 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paxton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Paxton 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.