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By Brynn McKeon · Sep 2026

Pax

OriginLatin
Meaning"peaceful"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Pax as a girl's name

About Pax

Variation of Paxton

1 syllable.

As of September 2026, Pax ranked #2074 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1972 in 2018, Nameberry popularity #828.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#2,200#2,400'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#2,4825126.6
2015#2,1606433.4
2016#1,9857338.5
2017#2,1656334
2018#1,9727541.3
2019#2,1666636.8
2020#2,2266235.9
2021#2,0517241.2
2022#2,3116235.5
2023#2,2876236.2
2024#1,9767945.9
2025#2,0747242.2
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

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