How Many People Are Named Paxson?
An estimated 430 people in the United States have the first name Paxson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Paxson peaked in popularity in 2012 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paxson 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 Paxson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
430
About 1 in 797,103 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2012
39 births
Total Registered
433
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paxson
Paxson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 433 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paxson as a male name
Ranked #6,703 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (39 births)
Paxson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paxson span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 280 babies were registered. While Paxson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Paxson by Decade
How has Paxson 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.
Paxson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paxson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Paxson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paxson?
We estimate approximately 430 people named Paxson 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 797,103 Americans share this first name.
Is Paxson a common name?
Paxson is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 433 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paxson most popular?
Paxson reached peak popularity in 2012, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paxson is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paxson a male name?
Paxson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paxson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paxson Smith, Paxson Johnson, Paxson 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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