Is Paxton a boy or girl name?
Paxton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 50 girls and 1,165 boys were named Paxton, so 4.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.1% of the 29,274 US babies named Paxton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #288
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,201
- Babies named Paxton since 1921
- 29,274
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 2,084 babies
Boys and girls named Paxton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 332 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 219 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 959 | 558 | 36.8% |
| 2000s | 3,501 | 469 | 11.8% |
| 2010s | 15,404 | 697 | 4.3% |
| 2020s | 6,563 | 351 | 5.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,165 | #288 | 50 | #3,201 |
| 2023 | 1,356 | #257 | 65 | #2,694 |
| 2022 | 1,349 | #257 | 86 | #2,203 |
| 2021 | 1,392 | #255 | 76 | #2,380 |
| 2020 | 1,301 | #262 | 74 | #2,392 |
| 2019 | 1,450 | #252 | 83 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 1,694 | #221 | 87 | #2,175 |
| 2017 | 1,909 | #207 | 95 | #2,069 |
| 2016 | 1,993 | #203 | 91 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 1,677 | #229 | 69 | #2,612 |
| 2014 | 1,432 | #260 | 60 | #2,881 |
| 2013 | 1,356 | #262 | 54 | #3,068 |
| 2012 | 1,496 | #242 | 48 | #3,408 |
| 2011 | 1,287 | #273 | 54 | #3,124 |
| 2010 | 1,110 | #296 | 56 | #3,040 |
| 2009 | 979 | #327 | 43 | #3,721 |
| 2008 | 697 | #420 | 47 | #3,519 |
| 2007 | 456 | #565 | 37 | #4,192 |
| 2006 | 267 | #780 | 43 | #3,660 |
| 2005 | 211 | #872 | 31 | #4,463 |
| 2004 | 197 | #883 | 45 | #3,379 |
| 2003 | 174 | #943 | 59 | #2,696 |
| 2002 | 197 | #846 | 53 | #2,846 |
| 2001 | 162 | #952 | 43 | #3,244 |
| 2000 | 161 | #947 | 68 | #2,301 |
| 1999 | 168 | #897 | 72 | #2,124 |
| 1998 | 156 | #917 | 54 | #2,559 |
| 1997 | 144 | #940 | 76 | #1,924 |
| 1996 | 91 | #1,235 | 76 | #1,911 |
| 1995 | 97 | #1,181 | 65 | #2,092 |
| 1994 | 104 | #1,109 | 132 | #1,292 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,336 | 45 | #2,709 |
| 1992 | 66 | #1,412 | 23 | #4,485 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,857 | 15 | #6,172 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,418 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 17 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,644 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,539 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 40 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 54 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,868 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,440 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,472 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,260 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,575 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,767 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,137 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,250 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,127 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,608 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,057 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,912 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,027 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,664 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,591 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,083 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,392 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,793 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Paxton reached #203 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #1,292 in 1994. 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 Paxton
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.