Is Paxtyn a boy or girl name?

Paxtyn is a unisex name. Of the 970 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 49.2% were girls and 50.8% were boys. It changed hands in 2019, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Paxtyn

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Paxtyn was most popular in 2016, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,186 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 970 people named Paxtyn.

Paxtyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Paxtyn’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Paxtyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Paxtyn is a unisex name — 49.2% of the 970 Americans given it were girls and 50.8% were boys. It changed hands: since 2019 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 46% girls and 54% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org