How Many People Are Named Daxton?
An estimated 13,976 people in the United States have the first name Daxton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Daxton peaked in popularity in 2019 with 1,276 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daxton 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 Daxton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Daxton is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
13,976
About 1 in 24,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2019
1,276 births
Total Registered
14,090
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daxton
Daxton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 14,090 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Daxton as a male name
Ranked #411 in 2024
784 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (1,276 births)
Daxton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daxton span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,353 babies were registered. While Daxton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Daxton by Decade
How has Daxton 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.
Daxton by State
Birth registrations for Daxton span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Texas, California. The lowest are in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Alaska. On average, about 275 Daxtons were registered per state.
Daxton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daxton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daxton
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Daxton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daxton?
We estimate approximately 13,976 people named Daxton 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 24,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Daxton a common name?
Daxton is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,090 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daxton most popular?
Daxton reached peak popularity in 2019, when 1,276 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daxton is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daxton a male name?
Daxton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daxton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daxton Smith, Daxton Johnson, Daxton 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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