Pax
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Pax
Pax, one of the variations of names meaning peace that are newly popular in these less-than-peaceful times, got a lot of publicity when chosen by Brad & Angelina for their Vietnamese-born son. Parents attracted to Pax may also want to consider Paz, the unisex Spanish version, or Paxton, a growing-in-popularity surname choice that shares that magical X-factor.
Pax for girls
A cool name, representing the Roman goddess of peace and offering a positive message to bestow upon a child. Pax is one of the most stylish new names that mean peace.
Pronounced PAKS.
As of November 2026, Pax ranked #2074 for boys in US births in 2025 and #17002 for girls in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #1972 for boys in 2018 and #9928 for girls in 2016, Nameberry popularity #555 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,482 | 51 | 26.6 |
| 2015 | #2,160 | 64 | 33.4 |
| 2016 | #1,985 | 73 | 38.5 |
| 2017 | #2,165 | 63 | 34 |
| 2018 | #1,972 | 75 | 41.3 |
| 2019 | #2,166 | 66 | 36.8 |
| 2020 | #2,226 | 62 | 35.9 |
| 2021 | #2,051 | 72 | 41.2 |
| 2022 | #2,311 | 62 | 35.5 |
| 2023 | #2,287 | 62 | 36.2 |
| 2024 | #1,976 | 79 | 45.9 |
| 2025 | #2,074 | 72 | 42.2 |
World rankings
Pax for boys
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Famous Paxs
- Pax PrentissBoy
American co,founder of detox clinic Passages Malibu
- Pax Thien JolieBoy
Pitt (b. 2003), son of actors Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt
- Salam PaxBoy
pseudonym under which Salam Abdulmunem became the "most famous blogger in the world" during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Pax in pop culture
- Pax au TelemanusBoy
a character from Pierce Brown's "Red Rising" trilogy
- Pax AfrikaBoy
main character in South African animated television series "URBO: The Adventures of Pax Afrika"