Paxton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning peace settlement or town.
How Paxton has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #229 |
| 2016 | #203 |
| 2017 | #207 |
| 2018 | #221 |
| 2019 | #252 |
| 2020 | #262 |
| 2021 | #255 |
| 2022 | #256 |
| 2023 | #257 |
| 2024 | #288 |
| 2025 | #338 |
Paxton by the numbers
In 2025, 18 babies in England and Wales were named Paxton. In the US, 1,993 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,987 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Paxton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Pattonsettlement of patta; a warrior's place69 in the US (2017)
- Paxtynfrom the town of peace; invented spelling of Paxton59 in the US (2017)
- Paxonson of peace; a modern respelling of Paxson41 in the US (2017)
- Paxsonson of peace; from pax20 in the US (2017)
- Patonfrom the settlement of patrick6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Paxton
Names that are said the same way as Paxton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean peace
Like Paxton, 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 Paxton
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