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Daxson

From Dutch and German origins, it means "son of Dax".

Name Census estimates that about 290 living Americans carry the first name Daxson. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Daxson today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daxson births was 2019 (31 babies).

This page is the full Name Census profile for Daxson. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.

People living today

290

~ 1 in 1,181,912 Americans

Peak year

2019

31 babies that year

Average age

8

years old

2024 SSA rank

#5,085

Tracked since 2007

Popularity

Daxson: popularity over time

The SSA tracks Daxson from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 153 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Daxson remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.

Babies born per year

08162331201020152020

Decades

Daxson by decade

The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daxson during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.

DecadeMaleFemaleTotal
2000s22022
2010s1530153
2020s1170117

Origin

Meaning and history of Daxson

The name Daxson is of Old English origin, derived from the combination of the Old English words "deor" meaning "deer" and "sunu" meaning "son." This suggests that the name may have initially been given to someone who was closely associated with deer, perhaps as a hunter or someone who lived in an area with a significant deer population.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Daxson can be traced back to the 9th century, where it appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals that documented the history of the Anglo-Saxons. This suggests that the name was in use during the medieval period in England.

In the 11th century, a man named Daxson the Huntsman was mentioned in the Domesday Book, a famous survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. Daxson the Huntsman was a landowner and hunter in the county of Yorkshire, indicating that the name was associated with hunting and the outdoors at that time.

During the 13th century, a notable figure named Daxson de Wyndesore was a knight and landowner in the county of Berkshire. He was recorded in several historical documents related to property ownership and legal disputes, demonstrating the continued use of the name among the English nobility.

In the 15th century, a Scottish poet and courtier named Daxson Lowrie was known for his contributions to the literary tradition of the Scottish Renaissance. He served at the court of King James IV and wrote several notable poems and works of satire.

Another historical figure with the name Daxson was Daxson Humphrey, an English explorer and navigator who lived in the 16th century. He was part of several expeditions to the Americas and is credited with contributing to the exploration and mapping of the eastern coast of North America.

Overall, the name Daxson has a rich history spanning several centuries, with its origins rooted in Old English and its use documented among various social classes, from landowners and nobility to poets and explorers.

People

Daxson + last name combinations

How many people share a full name with Daxson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.

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FAQ

Daxson: questions and answers

How many people in the U.S. are named Daxson?

Name Census puts the figure at roughly 290 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daxson going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,181,912 US residents.

Is Daxson a common name?

We classify Daxson as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 292 babies have been registered with this name.

When was Daxson most popular?

The single biggest year for Daxson was 2019, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daxson is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.

Is Daxson a male name?

Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daxson in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.

Where does this data come from?

First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.

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