Dax

French place-name

Dax Origin and Meaning

The name Dax is a boy's name of French origin.

The appealingly energetic Dax, with its trendy X-ending, re-entered the Top 1000 in 2007. Its somewhat sci-fi vibe emanates from his appearance as a fictional being in the Star Trek universe, seen on the TV show "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine." The Power Rangers character Dax Lo was the Blue Ranger.

In real life, actor Dax Shepard hosts the popular podcast Armchair Expert and played the TV character of Crosby Braverman on "Parenthood." His parents named him for the protagonist of the best-selling Harold Robbins novel, The Adventurers-- Dax Xenos.

Dax is also a French community famous as a spa.

Dax is unlikely to become popular in Australia, sounding too much like the word dacks, which means boys' underwear.

# 558 in the US

Dax Rank in US Top 1000

# 684 on Nameberry

Dax Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dax Popularity

Famous People Named Dax

  • Dax Randall Shepard
    American actor/comedian
  • Dax S. Griffin
    American actor
  • Dax Holdren
    American beach volleyball player
  • (Michael) Dax McCarty
    American soccer player
  • Dax David Riggs
    American musician of Acid Bath
  • Dax Pierson
    American musician
  • Dax Ryan Locke (b. 2008)
    American boy with leukemia who inspired the song "One Last Christmas" and film "Heart of Christmas"
  • Dax Meyer Street Reeser (b. 2009)
    son of skier Picabo Street
  • Dax McGill
    American female surfer

Dax in Pop Culture

  • Jadzia Dax
    science officer on TV's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
  • Dax
    character on TV's "Power Rangers Operation Overdrive"
  • Diogenes Alejandro Xenos or DAX
    a character in film "The Adventurers"
  • Colonel Dax
    character in the film "Paths of Glory"
  • Dax
    character on TV's The Philanthropist
  • Dax
    cat of Haviland Tuf in "Tuf Voyaging," first seen in the Guardians series
  • Dax
    chain of roast beef restaurants in the Mid,Atlantic
  • Dax Cathedral
    a "monument historique" or national monument of France