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Paxton name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Paxton ranks #338 in male records (988 reported) and #3,239 in female records (49 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,239 · 49 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 1 female records (50 to 49); rank moved from #3,214 to #3,239.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 27 female records (76 to 49); rank moved from #2,380 to #3,239.
2025 male rank and count
#338 · 988 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 182 male records (1,170 to 988); rank moved from #288 to #338.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 404 male records (1,392 to 988); rank moved from #256 to #338.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,993 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Paxton becoming more popular?

Paxton's reported male count decreased by 182 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #288 to #338. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Paxton in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PaxtonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,9930201620252016: 91 female records2017: 95 female records2018: 87 female records2019: 83 female records2020: 74 female records2021: 76 female records2022: 86 female records2023: 65 female records2024: 50 female records2025: 49 female records2016: 1,993 male records2017: 1,909 male records2018: 1,694 male records2019: 1,450 male records2020: 1,301 male records2021: 1,392 male records2022: 1,350 male records2023: 1,357 male records2024: 1,170 male records2025: 988 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025493,239988338
2024503,2141,170288
2023652,6951,357257
2022862,2041,350257
2021762,3801,392256
2020742,3921,301262
2019832,2271,450252
2018872,1751,694221
2017952,0691,909207
2016912,1441,993203

Questions about Paxton’s popularity

How common is Paxton in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Paxton ranks #338 in male records (988 reported) and #3,239 in female records (49 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Paxton?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Paxton only.

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