Pax Boy

How popular is Pax?

#2,056 boy name in 2025

72 baby boys were named Pax in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.

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1,091living people named Pax (est.)
8median age of people named Pax
1,098babies named Pax since 1880
1 in 46,046US babies born in 2025

Pax popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,056 for boys (▼ 99 from 2024)
Babies in 202572 boys
10-year trendSteady (+13% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,145 in 2015, #2,212 in 2020
Peak year2024 (80 boys)
Highest rank#1,957 in 2024
First recorded1974
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)94% boys, 6% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Pax is most popular

Babies named Pax per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  2. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (46 boys)
  3. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (43 boys)
  4. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
  5. Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Pax by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1970s12#4,188
2000s65#2,893
2010s557#1,958
2020s410#1,957

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Questions

Is Pax a boy or girl name?
Pax is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Pax were boys.
How popular is the name Pax?
72 baby boys were named Pax in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.
When was Pax most popular?
Pax peaked in 2024, when 80 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,957 in 2024.
How many people are named Pax?
1,098 babies have been named Pax in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,091 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
Where is Pax most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Pax was most common in Utah, at 0.1 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.