Dax is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dax means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dax across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dax has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dax is a boy name of French origin meaning “from the town of Dax”. A short French place name used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,934 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 291 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 53 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 9 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dax per year, United States (1967 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (749/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (32/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2023 (9/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2015 (3/yr).
Dax has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #844 nationally (given to 766 babies that year).
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