Daxton

Daks-ton

Modern invented name

"from Dax town"

Daxton Origin and Meaning

The name Daxton is a boy's name of American origin meaning "from Dax town".

Following in the footsteps of Weston, Braxton, Clayton, and Paxton, Daxton has been climbing the US charts since the late 2000s. While recent years have seen it decline slightly, it remains a Top 500 choice, with the cool possibility of nickname Dax.

A relatively new invention, Daxton was created as an elaboration of Dax back in the 70s. Dax itself had only recently entered the stats, following the release of Harold Robbins' novel The Adventures in 1966 and the subsequent film. The protagonist uses Dax as a nickname for Diogenes Alejandro Xenos, giving the name a literary tie.

Dax really began to catch on in the late 2000s, thanks to actor and podcaster, Dax Shepherd (whose mother named him after the book character). Daxton wasn't far behind and quickly took over Dax as the more popular choice in 2013.

Given to around 1000 boys each year, Daxton could mean "from Dax town", Dax being a French place name, associated with the words "water" and "leader" in Old French. Alternatively, it might just be a cool-sounding creation, rhyming with boys names like Max and Jax.

Daxton Rank in US Top 1000

# 351 in the US

Daxton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1756 on Nameberry

Daxton Popularity

• 351 US 2023
• 1756 Nameberry 2024
• 204 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Daxton

• Daxton Swanson American NFL football player
• Daxton Paul James Monaghan Australian blues singer,songwriter
• Daxton Michael Osmond (b. 2010) son of Brandon Osmond; grandson of singer Donny Osmond
• Daxton Dale Petukhov (b. 2014) son of ice dancers Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov
• Daxton Charles Butler son of American YouTuber Shay Carl (Shaytards)
• Daxton McKnight adopted son of YouTuber Mindy McKnight of CuteGirlsHairstyles