Dax Boy
How popular is Dax?
#692 boy name in 2025
393 baby boys were named Dax in the US in 2025, making it the 692nd most popular boy name.
11,727living people named Dax (est.)
10median age of people named Dax
11,934babies named Dax since 1880
1 in 8,436US babies born in 2025
Dax popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #692 for boys (▼ 51 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 393 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #551 in 2015, #468 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (749 boys) |
| Highest rank | #413 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dax is most popular
Babies named Dax per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- North Dakota: 2.1 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Nebraska: 1.4 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Utah: 1.1 per 1,000 (105 boys)
- Idaho: 1.0 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Iowa: 0.9 per 1,000 (65 boys)
Dax by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52 | #1,694 |
| 1970s | 1,018 | #714 |
| 1980s | 411 | #1,154 |
| 1990s | 520 | #1,371 |
| 2000s | 1,586 | #769 |
| 2010s | 4,996 | #413 |
| 2020s | 3,335 | #443 |
Boy names about as popular as Dax
Questions
- Is Dax a boy or girl name?
- Dax is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dax were boys.
- How popular is the name Dax?
- 393 baby boys were named Dax in the US in 2025, making it the 692nd most popular boy name.
- When was Dax most popular?
- Dax peaked in 2019, when 749 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #413 in 2019.
- How many people are named Dax?
- 11,934 babies have been named Dax in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,727 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Dax most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dax was most common in North Dakota, at 2.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.