Praxton — boys' name

What the Data Says About Praxton

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Praxton between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Praxton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Praxton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Praxton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Praxton 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 47 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.