Unisex name · since 2008
Paxtyn
Paxtyn has 493 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,649 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paxtyn currently ranks #3649 among unisex names in America, with 493 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Paxtyn recorded 493 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #3649 nationally today, ahead of 74% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #7,956 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,649 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 493 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paxtyn ranks #7,956 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,649 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 493 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,956 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,649 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paxtyn's 493 recorded births place it above 82.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Paxtyn compares
493 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Paxtyn's all-time total is 34% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paxtyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 493 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Paxtyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paxtyn's SSA record in two at 2017 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 2008, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paxtyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Paxtyn popularity over time - girls
477 total births recorded since 1997 (Paxtyn as girls' name)
Paxtyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (261 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Paxtyn's strongest decade.
261 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Paxtyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
261 births
- 2020s
2020s
208 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 261 births (53% of all-time use).
Paxtyn by state
Where Paxtyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.0% |
10 of 493 births nationwide.
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What to do with Paxtyn's data
- Paxtyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (261 total births) through the 2020s (208) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Paxtyns (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Paxtyn: 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 (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Paxtyn 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.