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Paxton

“Settlement of a person named Pæcc” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #338 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Paxton has appeared in US records since 1921 — best rank #203 (2016) · 28,194 babies named Paxton all-time · 1 in 1,700 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,100 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Paxtons

• Paxton Pomykal — American soccer player
• Paxton Whitehead — British actor (1937–2023)
• Paxton Lynch — American football quarterback
• Paxton Pattison Hibben — American writer and diplomat (1880-1928)
• Paxton Schulte — Canadian ice hockey player

In stories & tradition

• Paxton Fettel — F.E.A.R. · F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

What Paxtons become

Among 24 notable people named Paxton:

Athletes appear 2.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Paxton Pomykal, American soccer player.

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