Paxtyn
The Story of Paxtyn
As a girl name
Paxtyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 42 Paxtyns were born — ranking #3,611 that year. As of 2026, Paxtyn ranks #5,474 for girls with 23 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 500 Paxtyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Paxtyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2008, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 45 Paxtyns were born — ranking #2,801 that year. As of 2026, Paxtyn ranks #3,456 for boys with 34 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 530 Paxtyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Paxtyn
Paxtyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 530 births in the dataset. Paxtyn's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,801. Use the chart and map above to compare Paxtyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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