How Many People Are Named Paxley?
An estimated 36 people in the United States have the first name Paxley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Paxley peaked in popularity in 2018 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paxley 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 Paxley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Paxley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
36
About 1 in 9,520,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2018
8 births
Total Registered
36
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paxley
Paxley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 36 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paxley as a female name
Ranked #14,726 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2018 (8 births)
Paxley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paxley span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 25 babies were registered. While Paxley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Paxley by Decade
How has Paxley 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.
Paxley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paxley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paxley
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Paxley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paxley?
We estimate approximately 36 people named Paxley 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 9,520,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Paxley a common name?
Paxley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 49.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paxley most popular?
Paxley reached peak popularity in 2018, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paxley is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paxley a female name?
Paxley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paxley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paxley Smith, Paxley Johnson, Paxley 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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