Given name & surname
Paxton
“from the peaceful town”
Paxton is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the peaceful town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the peaceful town.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Paxton is a variant of Pax. The history of Pax gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Pax is associated with the goddess of peace.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Paxton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30,318
- 28,194 boys · 2,124 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 2,084 babies
- 2025
- 1,037
- #338 for boys · #3,239 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 95% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 988 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 338 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,993 in 2016. It also appeared in 49 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (82). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 20,759 as a first name in 2020; 11,512 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.
Paxton’s family of names
Paxton has a related form in Pax. Paxton has a related form in Packsten. Paxton has a related form in Packston.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Paxton
- Paxton PomykalAmerican soccer playerborn 1999
- Paxton WhiteheadBritish actor (1937–2023)
- Paxton LynchAmerican football quarterbackborn 1994
- Paxton HibbenAmerican writer and diplomat (1880-1928)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Paxey
Paxey is a variant of Pax. One Latin interpretation is “a peaceful man Рахх, Рахі, Рахіе, Раху, Рахеу, Рахее, Рахеа.”
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Paxie
Paxie is a variant of Pax. One Latin interpretation is “a peaceful man Рахх, Рахі, Рахіе, Раху, Рахеу, Рахее, Рахеа.”
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