Dax

“From a French town name meaning 'waters of the Tarbelli'” — French/Latin origin

Boy's name · #692 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Dax has appeared in US records since 1967 — best rank #413 (2019) · 11,918 babies named Dax all-time · 1 in 4,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,900 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Daxes

Dax Shepard — American podcaster and actor
Dax McCarty — American soccer player
Dax Griffin — American actor
Dax Holdren — American beach volleyball player
Dax Riggs — American rock musician

In stories & tradition

Dax — Demons of Air and Darkness · Losing the Peace
Dax Novu — Final Crisis

What Daxes become

Among 35 notable people named Dax:

Entertainers appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dax Shepard, American podcaster and actor.

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