boys' name ★ peaked 2019

Daxton

Meaning A male given name originating as a coinage Gender Boy Rank 2025 #379 Trend ↓ Falling 27%

A male given name originating as a coinage.

Rank 2025
#379
among boys · ↑32 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
834
named Daxton · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,048
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
1,276 babies
All-time total
14,934
#975 all-time among boys
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Daxton popularity over time

14,934 babies have been named Daxton since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 58 6 – #3,502
1980s 11 1 -81% #6,601
1990s 274 27 +2391% #1,965
2000s 1,392 139 +408% #742
2010s 7,355 736 +428% #279
2020s (to 2025) 5,844 974 +32% #288

Where Daxton is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 793 0.46 #404
2027 760 0.44 #424
2028 733 0.43 #434
2029 710 0.42 #444
2030 692 0.41 #453

Where Daxton is most popular

Boys named Daxton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.541 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Daxton born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Dakota 39 2.28 +322%
South Dakota 37 1.99 +268%
Arkansas 121 1.91 +254%
Idaho 78 1.91 +252%
West Virginia 55 1.68 +211%
Oklahoma 147 1.66 +207%
Utah 149 1.56 +189%
Mississippi 87 1.53 +183%
Montana 27 1.53 +183%
Iowa 100 1.45 +168%
Kentucky 144 1.43 +165%
Nebraska 62 1.43 +164%
Kansas 96 1.40 +159%
Maine 25 1.29 +138%
Missouri 171 1.23 +128%
Alabama 112 1.02 +89%
Indiana 161 1.00 +86%
Louisiana 101 0.987 +83%
Hawaii 15 0.966 +79%
Ohio 254 0.958 +77%
Wyoming 5 0.864 +60%
Wisconsin 97 0.819 +51%
Oregon 62 0.817 +51%
Minnesota 100 0.815 +51%
Tennessee 146 0.809 +50%
Michigan 164 0.801 +48%
Nevada 39 0.684 +26%
Pennsylvania 171 0.644 +19%
South Carolina 66 0.639 +18%
Colorado 81 0.628 +16%
New Mexico 20 0.607 +12%
Arizona 96 0.587 +8%
New Hampshire 12 0.540 ≈ national
Washington 88 0.538 ≈ national
North Carolina 130 0.509 -6%
Illinois 126 0.493 -9%
Maryland 56 0.470 -13%
Virginia 80 0.422 -22%
Georgia 103 0.407 -25%
Texas 332 0.377 -30%
Florida 159 0.336 -38%
California 256 0.280 -48%
New York 120 0.277 -49%
Massachusetts 37 0.269 -50%
New Jersey 41 0.204 -62%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -86%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Daxton

Daxton is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #379 in 2025 with 834 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 14,934 American babies have been named Daxton. Its peak came in 2019, when 1,276 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Daxton stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daxton?

The median living Daxton is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 15 thousand people named Daxton are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Daxton year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 834 #379
2024 785 #411
2023 935 #350
2022 1,014 #333
2021 1,103 #300
2020 1,173 #288
2019 1,276 #279
2018 1,182 #296
2017 1,006 #338
2016 926 #359
2015 850 #381
2014 592 #481
2013 469 #563
2012 391 #621
2011 358 #656
2010 305 #744
2009 312 #742
2008 191 #1,009
2007 195 #997
2006 131 #1,277
2005 159 #1,046
2004 114 #1,305
2003 86 #1,500
2002 71 #1,662
2001 69 #1,681
2000 64 #1,745
1995 35 #2,258
1990 11 #4,745
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 6 #4,939
1970 5 #4,866
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Daxton, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Daxton?

The median living Daxton is about 7 years old. Half of all living Daxtons are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Daxton are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Daxton are alive in the United States, based on 14,934 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Daxton mean?

A male given name originating as a coinage.

How popular is the name Daxton in 2025?

Daxton ranked #379 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 834 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daxton?

14,934 babies have been named Daxton in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daxton most popular?

Daxton peaked in 2019, when 1,276 newborns received the name.

Is Daxton a boy or girl name?

Daxton is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Daxton rising or falling?

Daxton is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Daxton become more popular?

Daxton is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 692 boys named Daxton in 2030, which would rank around #453. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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