Pax
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning peace.
Babies a year
66
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Pax by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Pax. In the US, 66 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 73 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Pax. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean peace
Like Pax, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Serenitythe state of being serene or peaceful3,543 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Harmonyharmony, agreement, concordance1,694 in the US (2017)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)