The first name Daxton
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Modern American coinage, rhyming with Axton, Paxton, Jaxton.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 9 boys were named Daxton, making it the 2,440th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 18 births (#1,391).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Daxton with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Daxton at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 834 boys born in the United States were named Daxton, the 379th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 1,276 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Daxton mean?
- Modern American coinage, rhyming with Axton, Paxton, Jaxton.
- How popular is the name Daxton?
- In 2025, 9 boys born in England and Wales were named Daxton, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2021, with 18 births.
- Is Daxton a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 14,934 US babies named Daxton since 1880 were boys.
- When was Daxton most popular?
- 2019 in the United States, when 1,276 babies were named Daxton, its highest rank at 279th.