# Paxton name report

Canonical URL: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/name/m/paxton
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2024

## Summary
Paxton ranked #288 officially for boys in 2024. After combined spelling groups, it ranked #286.

## Official spelling
- Rank: #288
- Birth count: 1,165
- Rate per 10,000: 6.79

## Combined spelling group
- Group display: Paxton
- Rank: #286
- Birth count: 1,165
- Rate per 10,000: 6.79
- Official count multiplier: 1.00x

## Practical popularity
- Expected per class of 25: 0.01
- Expected per grade of 100: 0.04
- Expected per school of 300: 0.11
- Duplicate chance in grade of 100: 3.4%

## Trend
- Label: mixed / watch
- Peak rate year: 2016
- Best rank year: 2016
- Latest rate as percent of peak: 64.7%

## Spelling components
- Paxton: 1,165 births

## Methodology notes
- Official SSA ranks treat each spelling separately.
- Combined ranks group spelling variants and recompute ranks by sex.
- State combined counts may be lower bounds when rare state spellings are suppressed.
- Full methodology: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/methodology