Given name & surname
Dax
“from the French town Dax”
Dax is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “from the French town Dax.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “from the French town Dax.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dax through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,934
- 11,918 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 749 babies
- 2025
- 393
- #692 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 393 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 692 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 749 in 2019. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,427 as a first name in 2020; 418 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dax’s family of names
Dax has a related form in Daxton. Dax has a related form in Daxea. Dax has a related form in Daxee.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dax
- Dax ShepardAmerican podcaster and actorborn 1975
- Dax GriffinAmerican actorborn 1972
- Dax HoldrenAmerican beach volleyball playerborn 1972
- Dax RiggsAmerican rock musicianborn 1973
- Dax O'CallaghanBritish actorborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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