Masculine dossier · first seen 1921

Paxton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Paxton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

1,993

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1921Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

41.5%

2024

1,165

All-time

27,199

Paxton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 1,993 boys were named Paxton.

In 2024, only 1,165 boys were given the name.

Down 41.5% from its peak.

All told, about 27,199 Americans have been named Paxton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1921.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

20161,993 boys named Paxton

20241,165 boys named Paxton

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