How Many People Are Named Paxon?
An estimated 459 people in the United States have the first name Paxon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Paxon peaked in popularity in 2017 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paxon 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 Paxon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
459
About 1 in 746,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
41 births
Total Registered
463
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paxon
Paxon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 463 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paxon as a male name
Ranked #9,621 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (41 births)
Paxon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paxon span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 284 babies were registered. While Paxon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Paxon by Decade
How has Paxon 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.
Paxon by State
Paxon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paxon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paxon
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paxon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paxon?
We estimate approximately 459 people named Paxon 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 746,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Paxon a common name?
Paxon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 463 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paxon most popular?
Paxon reached peak popularity in 2017, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paxon is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paxon a male name?
Paxon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paxon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paxon Smith, Paxon Johnson, Paxon 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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