Paxson
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning son of peace; from pax.
Babies a year
20
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Paxson by the numbers
Paxson was given to 20 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 39 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Paxson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paysonson of peace; a modern respelling of Paxson114 in the US (2017)
- Paxonson of peace; a modern respelling of Paxson41 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Pattonsettlement of patta; a warrior's place69 in the US (2017)
- Pearsonson of Peter; patronymic surname61 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean peace
Like Paxson, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
- Frederickpeaceful ruler; peaceful and powerful954 in England and Wales (2025)
- Solomonpeaceful or man of peace868 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Paxson
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