Fun Facts About the Name Daxson
- 313 babies named Daxson: U.S. records list 313 babies given the name Daxson from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Daxson Mean?
Daxson is an English name formed from the element Dax plus the suffix -son. In English surnames and in given names modeled on surnames, -son normally means "son," so the name is commonly read as "son of Dax." That reading is an interpretation of the name's parts rather than a meaning recorded in standard name dictionaries, so the safest description of its established sense is that it is uncertain.
The base element, Dax, is used in English as both a surname and a given name. As a surname it is associated with the town of Dax in southwestern France, whose name continues a Latin form based on aquae, "waters," a reference to the town's springs. That origin belongs to the place name and, by extension, to families who took a surname from it; it is not a meaning inherited by every bearer of the shorter name Dax.
Daxson Name History & Origins
Daxson follows the pattern of English -son names, a large group that includes both old surnames such as Johnson and Jackson and newer given names such as Grayson and Jaxon. The suffix goes back to the Old English word sunu, "son," and was used for centuries in English surnames to identify a person as the child of a named individual. In modern English naming, such surnames have often been reused as first names, and the same -son ending has been attached to fresh base elements.
The element Dax reached personal naming in English largely through surname use. The French town of Dax in Gascony carries a name derived from a Latin designation of its mineral springs, and the Roman settlement there was associated with the Tarbelli people. Whether a particular family using the surname Dax took it from that town is not established, and the place-name origin should not be assumed for the given name in every case.
How Popular is the Name Daxson?
Daxson has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #3,583 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,743 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #5,085 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #4,136 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #4,739 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #4,521 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #3,666 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #3,583 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2018 | #4,015 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #4,355 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #6,114 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #4,752 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #9,877 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #6,711 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #6,401 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,866 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #6,892 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #12,961 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #12,783 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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