Paxten Popularity by Year

Follow Paxten across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Paxten birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys9#8,243Down 1,411 places
2024Boys12#6,832Down 315 places
2023Boys13#6,517Down 38 places
2022Boys13#6,479Up 219 places
2021Boys12#6,698Down 1,657 places
2020Boys18#5,041Up 3,174 places
2019Boys9#8,215Down 4,121 places
2018Boys25#4,094Up 841 places
2017Boys19#4,935Up 189 places
2016Boys18#5,124Down 717 places
2016Girls5#16,215Down 1,657 places
2015Boys22#4,407Up 845 places
2014Boys17#5,252Down 789 places
2014Girls6#14,558Up 2,311 places
2013Boys21#4,463Up 70 places
2012Boys21#4,533Down 312 places
2012Girls5#16,869Down 105 places
2011Boys23#4,221Up 1,520 places
2011Girls5#16,764Up 228 places
2010Boys15#5,741Up 59 places
2010Girls5#16,992Up 512 places
2009Boys15#5,800Up 2,524 places
2008Boys9#8,324Down 2,062 places
2008Girls5#17,504
2007Boys13#6,262