Paxtyn
A masculine name of English origin derived from words meaning "peaceful" or "peaceful estate".
Name Census estimates that about 909 living Americans carry the first name Paxtyn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 50.4% of registrations being male. The average person named Paxtyn today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Paxtyn births was 2016 (78 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Paxtyn. 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
909
~ 1 in 377,067 Americans
Peak year
2016
78 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,856
Tracked since 1997
Census
Paxtyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 580 people with the first name Paxtyn, which placed it at #18,544 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,544
National first-name rank
People counted
580
580 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Paxtyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Paxtyn is White at 79.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.8%) and Hispanic (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Paxtyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Paxtyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.0% · 458
- Two or more races8.8% · 51
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 39
- Black or African American2.2% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 9
Gender
Gender distribution for Paxtyn
Paxtyn is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 916 total registrations, 462 (50.4%) were male and 454 (49.6%) were female.
Paxtyn as a male name
- Ranked #3,856 in 2024
- 29 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (45 births)
Paxtyn as a female name
- Ranked #5,903 in 2024
- 21 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2018 (42 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Paxtyn on both sides of the split. Of the 583 people counted with this name, 265 were male (45.5%) and 318 were female (54.5%).
Popularity
Paxtyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Paxtyn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 545 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Paxtyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Paxtyn 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 Paxtyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Paxtyns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Paxtyn
The name Paxtyn is a relatively modern invented name with no definitive cultural or linguistic origins. It appears to be a creative spelling variation of the English name Paxton, which itself is derived from the Old English word "paec" meaning "park" or "enclosed area," and the suffix "-tun" meaning "farm" or "enclosure." Thus, the original meaning of Paxton was likely "park farm" or "enclosed farmland."
While the name Paxton has been used since the Middle Ages, the variant spelling Paxtyn does not seem to have any recorded historical usage prior to the late 20th century. It likely emerged as a trendy alternative spelling, driven by the growing popularity of unconventional name spellings and the desire for uniqueness.
There are no known significant historical figures or notable individuals from ancient times or religious texts bearing the name Paxtyn. The earliest recorded examples of this particular spelling appear to be from modern birth records and census data from the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
However, due to its close association with the traditional name Paxton, some historical figures with that name may be relevant. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Paxton was Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865), a renowned English architect and horticulturist who designed the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.
Another historical figure with the name Paxton was Bill Paxton (1955-2017), an American actor known for his roles in films such as Aliens, Twister, and Apollo 13. While he did not bear the spelling Paxtyn, his name was derived from the same roots.
In literature, the name Paxton appears in the works of author John Steinbeck, who featured a character named Paxton Hibben in his novel The Pastures of Heaven, published in 1932.
While the specific spelling Paxtyn lacks a deep historical lineage, its connection to the traditional name Paxton and its Old English roots lend it a sense of familiarity and potential for significance in the modern era.
People
Paxtyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Paxtyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Paxtyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paxtyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 909 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Paxtyn 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 377,067 US residents.
Is Paxtyn a common name?
We classify Paxtyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 916 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Paxtyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Paxtyn was 2016, when 78 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Paxtyn is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Paxtyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 580 people with the name Paxtyn, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,544 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Paxtyn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Paxtyn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Paxtyn on both sides of the split. Of the 583 people counted with this name, 265 were male (45.5%) and 318 were female (54.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Paxtyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Paxtyn is White at 79.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.8%) and Hispanic (6.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Paxtyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Paxtyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.0% (458 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Paxtyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Paxtyn a male name?
Yes, 50.4% of people registered as Paxtyn 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.
Is Paxtyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Paxtyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Paxtyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are called Paxtyn?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.