Paxton
2025 SSA
About Paxton
Paxton stands out from a lot of other two-syllable surname names for two reasons: the dynamic letter X in the middle, and its admirable peace association, providing the great nickname Pax.
One well known bearer is the British actor Paxton Whitehead.
Pronounced PAK-stun.
As of October 2026, Paxton ranked #338 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #203 in 2016, Nameberry popularity #440.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #260 | 1,432 | 745.5 |
| 2015 | #229 | 1,677 | 874.9 |
| 2016 | #203 | 1,993 | 1,050.2 |
| 2017 | #207 | 1,909 | 1,031.4 |
| 2018 | #221 | 1,694 | 932.7 |
| 2019 | #252 | 1,450 | 808.2 |
| 2020 | #262 | 1,301 | 753.7 |
| 2021 | #255 | 1,392 | 795.7 |
| 2022 | #257 | 1,349 | 772.6 |
| 2023 | #257 | 1,356 | 792.7 |
| 2024 | #288 | 1,165 | 676.2 |
| 2025 | #338 | 988 | 578.4 |
World rankings
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Paxton on lists
Famous Paxtons
- Paxton James Lynch
American NFL football player
- Paxton Whitehead
English actor
- Paxton Ingram
American pop singer ("The Voice")
- Paxton James Schulte
American ice hockey player
- Paxton Baker
American businessman and baseball team owner
- Paxton White (b. 2009)
son of ice hockey player Ian White
- Paxton Wiercioch (b. 2015)
son of ice hockey player Patrick Wiercioch
- Terry Paxton Bradshaw
American NFL football player and actor
- Bill Paxton
American actor
Paxton in pop culture
- Paxton Powers
character on animated series "Batman Beyond"
- Paxton Fettel
character in the 'F.E.A.R.' video game series
- Paxton
character in the movie "Ant,Man"
- Andrew Paxton
character in movie "The Proposal"
- Paxton Summers
character in the ebook "Hailstorm" by Relina Skye
- Paxton McCreary
character from Season 5 of "The 100"
- Paxton Hall-Yoshida
character in the show "Never Have I Ever"