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Paxton

Boy's name · #338 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Paxton reached #203 in 2016 and has eased to #338 since. About 28,000 boys have carried it since 1921.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,516 in England & Wales (2025) · #556 in Canada (2024).

Famous Paxtons

• Paxton Pomykal — American soccer player
• Paxton Whitehead — British actor (1937–2023)
• Paxton Lynch — American football quarterback
• Paxton Pattison Hibben — American writer and diplomat (1880–1928)
• Paxton Schulte — Canadian ice hockey player

In stories & tradition

• Paxton Fettel — F.E.A.R. (video game)

What Paxtons become

Among 24 notable people named Paxton:

Sports figures appear 2.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Paxton Pomykal, American soccer player.

Similar names: Rylan · Payton · Brantley · Kolton · Easton · Camden

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