Paxton is an established boys' name that peaked in 2016 and has grown less common since.
Paxton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #338 among boys (988) and #3,239 among girls (49) — overall #637 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,037 | 1,037 | #3,239 | #338 |
| 2024 | 1,220 | 1,220 | #3,214 | #288 |
| 2023 | 1,422 | 1,422 | #2,695 | #257 |
| 2022 | 1,436 | 1,436 | #2,204 | #257 |
| 2021 | 1,468 | 1,468 | #2,380 | #256 |
| 2020 | 1,375 | 1,375 | #2,392 | #262 |
| 2019 | 1,533 | 1,533 | #2,227 | #252 |
| 2018 | 1,781 | 1,781 | #2,175 | #221 |
| 2017 | 2,004 | 2,004 | #2,069 | #207 |
| 2016 | 2,084 | 2,084 | #2,144 | #203 |
| 2015 | 1,746 | 1,746 | #2,612 | #229 |
| 2014 | 1,492 | 1,492 | #2,881 | #260 |
| 2013 | 1,410 | 1,410 | #3,068 | #262 |
| 2012 | 1,544 | 1,544 | #3,411 | #242 |
| 2011 | 1,341 | 1,341 | #3,125 | #273 |
| 2010 | 1,166 | 1,166 | #3,040 | #296 |
| 2009 | 1,022 | 1,022 | #3,723 | #327 |
| 2008 | 744 | 744 | #3,520 | #420 |
| 2007 | 493 | 493 | #4,193 | #565 |
| 2006 | 310 | 310 | #3,662 | #780 |
| 2005 | 242 | 242 | #4,463 | #872 |
| 2004 | 242 | 242 | #3,379 | #883 |
| 2003 | 233 | 233 | #2,696 | #944 |
| 2002 | 250 | 250 | #2,846 | #846 |
| 2001 | 205 | 205 | #3,244 | #952 |
| 2000 | 229 | 229 | #2,301 | #947 |
| 1999 | 240 | 240 | #2,124 | #897 |
| 1998 | 210 | 210 | #2,559 | #917 |
| 1997 | 220 | — | #1,924 | #940 |
| 1996 | 167 | — | #1,911 | #1,235 |
| 1995 | 162 | — | #2,092 | #1,181 |
| 1994 | 236 | — | #1,292 | #1,109 |
| 1993 | 118 | — | #2,709 | #1,337 |
| 1992 | 89 | — | #4,485 | #1,412 |
| 1991 | 58 | — | #6,172 | #1,857 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | — | #3,567 |
| 1989 | 37 | — | — | #1,984 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | — | #2,418 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | — | #3,041 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | — | #2,342 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | — | #2,484 |
| 1984 | 19 | — | — | #2,599 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | — | #2,644 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | — | #2,675 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | — | #2,552 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | — | #2,425 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | — | #2,532 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | — | #2,539 |
| 1977 | 24 | — | — | #2,049 |
| 1976 | 26 | — | — | #1,917 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | — | #2,185 |
| 1974 | 35 | — | — | #1,492 |
| 1973 | 40 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1972 | 47 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1971 | 54 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | — | #1,203 |
| 1969 | 28 | — | — | #1,555 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,868 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | — | #2,441 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | — | #2,425 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | — | #3,471 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | — | #2,622 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | — | #3,258 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | — | #2,634 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | — | #1,987 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,574 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,768 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,137 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,249 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #4,127 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,608 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #4,057 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | — | #2,821 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,912 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #4,028 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,664 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,591 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | — | #4,083 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,768 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | — | #3,392 |
| 1921 | 7 | — | — | #3,793 |