Given name & surname
Paxon
“from the peaceful town”
Paxon is a variant of Paxton. One English interpretation is “from the peaceful town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Paxon is a variant of Paxton. One English interpretation is “from the peaceful town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Paxon is a variant of Paxton. An origin associated with Paxton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paxon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 475
- 475 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,090 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,090 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 53.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 403 as a first name in 2020; 116 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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