Pax

Popularity Trends

The name Pax is the #6,794 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 945 recorded births since 1974. This represents the 12.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 12.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,698 (19.3% percentile) for all time with 891 births since 1974. For girls, it ranks #5,662 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 54 births since 2014.

Pax first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1974 (1974 for boys and 2014 for girls). Birth data for Pax is available in 19 out of the 50 years between 1974 and 2023 (19 years for boys and 8 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Pax has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 94.3% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 92.5% of babies named Pax were boys.

For boys, Pax reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 7.7% percentile (ranked #843) with 39 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 39 births per million (ranked 7.7% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for boys has remained relatively stable. Currently, Pax ranks #854 for boys (6.3% percentile) with 34 births per million, which is 87.8% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Pax reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 0.6% percentile (ranked #951) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.6% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2018, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Pax ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 50.3% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Pax".

1974 2023 19742023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2016

First Recorded

2014

Peak Percentile

0.6%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#951

Current Rank

#947

Female statistics

Total Births

891

Peak Births

Peak Year

2018

First Recorded

1974

Peak Percentile

7.7%

Current Percentile

6.3%

Peak Rank

#843

Current Rank

#854

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Pax", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Pax.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Pax's popularity from 1971 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Pax at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Pax range from Kingston at 99.0% correlation to Lynnlee at 98.6% correlation, with an average correlation level of 98.8%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Scarlett with 100.1K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Zaydan with 593 births (100% boys).

Pax's share of births peaked at 42.9 births per million in 2018 (5.7 for girls in 2016 and 38.6 for boys in 2018). It reached its lowest point of 3.1 births per million (7% of peak) in 1975. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Pax had 36.7 births per million, 86% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Kingston

42.7k

99.04% (very strong)

Zaydan

593

98.95% (very strong)

Braelynn

9,336

98.81% (very strong)

Kinzley

2,542

98.80% (very strong)

Paxtyn

866

98.80% (very strong)

Scarlett

100.1k

98.76% (very strong)

Cayson

5,780

98.70% (very strong)

Beckett

25.6k

98.68% (very strong)

Finley

38.5k

98.67% (very strong)

Jaxton

10.1k

98.65% (very strong)

Avalynn

4,005

98.65% (very strong)

Lynnlee

937

98.63% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Pax

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Pax. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 97.6% confident that Pax is pronounced as paks, which has 1 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is PAK-sihn, at 2.4% confidence, with 2 syllables.

paks

97.6%

PAK-sihn

2.4%

paks (1 syllable)

Verified

97.6% confidence

P AE1 K S

PAK-sihn (2 syllables)

2.4% confidence

P AE1 K S IH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like P AE1 K S) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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