Girl & boy name
Paxton
Paxton holds the #338 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 988 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #262 in 2020 to #338 today. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#203 nationally, 1,993 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1921. The name's biggest fan base is in Hawaii (#90 there in 2025).
Rankings
Paxton popularity, 1880–2025
Where Paxton is most popular
Uniqueness score
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Paxton in the most recent year of SSA data.
Paxton as a girl name
As of 2025, Paxton ranks #3211 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 49 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #2376 five years ago, #3211 now. SSA records for Paxton go back to 1991; the peak came in 1994 at #1285, with 132 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Ohio, where it ranks #1134 among girl names.