Boy
Paxton
As a boy's name, Paxton traces back to Old English, where it is understood to mean "Old English, Pœcc's town". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. Its single strongest year on record was 2016.
Old EnglishOld English, "Pœcc's town"
EtymologyAlso popularly linked to "peace town"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
34
1930s
16
1940s
20
1950s
28
1960s
124
1970s
331
1980s
219
1990s
1,517
2000s
3,968
2010s
12,754
Peaked in the 2010s · 19,011 total U.S. births since 1900