Paxton

Latin and English

"peace town"

Paxton Origin and Meaning

The name Paxton is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "peace town".

Paxton stands out from a lot of other two-syllable surname names for two reasons: the dynamic letter X in the middle, and its admirable peace association, providing the great nickname Pax.

One well known bearer is the British actor Paxton Whitehead.

Paxton Rank in US Top 1000

# 257 in the US

Paxton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 727 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Paxton

• 257 US 2023
• 727 Nameberry 2025
• 121 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Paxton

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Paxton.

• Kade
• Cade
• Cruz
• Dax
• Jimothy
• Tatum
• Reece
• Gage
• Bentley
• Keegan
• Maddox
• Ryland
• Easton
• Layne
• Ryker
• Greyson
• Jase
• Rylan
• Myles
• Greysen

Famous People Named Paxton

• Paxton James Lynch American NFL football player
• Paxton Whitehead English actor
• Paxton Ingram American pop singer ("The Voice")
• Paxton James Schulte American ice hockey player
• Paxton Baker American businessman and baseball team owner
• Paxton White (b. 2009) son of ice hockey player Ian White
• Paxton Wiercioch (b. 2015) son of ice hockey player Patrick Wiercioch
• Terry Paxton Bradshaw American NFL football player and actor
• Bill Paxton American actor

The name Paxton in Pop Culture

• Paxton Powers character on animated series "Batman Beyond"
• Paxton Fettel character in the 'F.E.A.R.' video game series
• Paxton character in the movie "Ant,Man"
• Andrew Paxton character in movie "The Proposal"
• Paxton Summers character in the ebook "Hailstorm" by Relina Skye
• Paxton McCreary character from Season 5 of "The 100"