How Many People Are Named Dax?
An estimated 11,350 people in the United States have the first name Dax. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Dax peaked in popularity in 2019 with 749 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dax as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dax paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dax is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
11,350
About 1 in 30,199 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2019
749 births
Total Registered
11,540
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dax
Dax is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,540 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Dax as a male name
Ranked #636 in 2024
438 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (749 births)
Dax as a female name
Ranked #15,692 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2015 (6 births)
Dax: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dax span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 5,007 babies were registered. While Dax is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dax by Decade
How has Dax tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dax by State
Birth registrations for Dax span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Utah. The lowest are in Connecticut, New Mexico, Maine. On average, about 201 Daxs were registered per state.
Dax + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dax as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dax
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dax: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dax?
We estimate approximately 11,350 people named Dax are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 30,199 Americans share this first name.
Is Dax a common name?
Dax is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,540 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dax most popular?
Dax reached peak popularity in 2019, when 749 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dax is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dax a male name?
Dax is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dax Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dax Smith, Dax Johnson, Dax Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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