Is Dax a boy or girl name?
Dax is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 438 boys were named Dax, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 11,540 US babies named Dax were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #636
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dax since 1967
- 11,540
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 749 babies
Boys and girls named Dax, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,019 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 411 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 520 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,586 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,996 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 2,940 | 5 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 438 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 520 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 701 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 647 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 634 | #469 | 5 | #15,692 |
| 2019 | 749 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 662 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 665 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 574 | #518 | 5 | #16,891 |
| 2015 | 520 | #551 | 6 | #14,958 |
| 2014 | 450 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 382 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 379 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 322 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 293 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 284 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 289 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 213 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 163 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,254 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 97 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,165 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 48 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 91 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 115 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 103 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 115 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 100 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 127 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 99 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 120 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 87 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,639 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dax reached #413 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #14,958 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dax
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.