The first name Paxton

In 2025, 18 boys were named Paxton, making it the 1,466th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 23 births (#1,207).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Paxton with other names.

In 2025, 988 boys born in the United States were named Paxton, the 338th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 1,993 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.

• Paxton Pomykal
  American soccer player, born 1999
• Paxton Whitehead
  British actor (1937–2023)
• Paxton Lynch
  American football quarterback, born 1994
• Terry Bradshaw
  American football player and sports analyst (born 1948)

• Tyler
• Alfred
• Blake
• Grayson
• Stanley
• Tom
• Wyatt
• Miles
• Brandon
• Maxwell
• Landon
• Bradley
• Spencer
• Wesley
• Colton
• Hugh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Paxton mean?

Paxton means “settlement of (a person named) *pæcc” in English.

What is the origin of the name Paxton?

From Old English *Pæcces + tūn (literally “settlement of (a person named) *Pæcc”).

How popular is the name Paxton?

In 2025, 18 boys born in England and Wales were named Paxton, ranking 1,466th. Its peak was 2023, with 23 births.

Is Paxton a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 30,318 US babies named Paxton since 1880, 7% were girls and 93% boys.

When was Paxton most popular?

2016 in the United States, when 1,993 babies were named Paxton, its highest rank at 203rd.

Is Paxton also a surname?

Yes. Paxton is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.