Dax
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAKS
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #692 for boys
Dax is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 692nd for boys in the US (393 babies).
What does Dax mean?
French: from the French spa town of Dax
Dax is a spa town in south-west France, known since Roman times for its hot springs.
Is Dax a girl's or a boy's name?
Dax is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 393 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dax in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Dax, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 37 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Dax than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Dax in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Dax in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 35 | #969 |
| 2022 | 37 | #923 |
| 2021 | 37 | #909 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Dax in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #692among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 393about 1 in 4,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 393 boys in the US were named Dax, making it the 692nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 468th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 749 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Dax than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Dax in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 413 boys in the US were given Dax or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #631, up from #692 for this spelling alone.
- Dax 393
- Daxx 20
Dax in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 393 | #692 |
| 2024 | 438 | #641 |
| 2023 | 520 | #559 |
| 2022 | 702 | #443 |
| 2021 | 647 | #462 |
| 2020 | 635 | #468 |
| 2019 | 749 | #413 |
| 2018 | 662 | #451 |
| 2017 | 665 | #455 |
| 2016 | 574 | #518 |
| 2015 | 520 | #551 |
| 2014 | 450 | #600 |
| 2013 | 382 | #642 |
| 2012 | 379 | #634 |
| 2011 | 322 | #710 |
| 2010 | 293 | #764 |
| 2009 | 284 | #791 |
| 2008 | 289 | #769 |
| 2007 | 213 | #931 |
| 2006 | 163 | #1,081 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,080 |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,249 |
| 2003 | 97 | #1,380 |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,498 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,425 |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,371 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,738 |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,453 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,813 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,701 |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,659 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,204 |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,861 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,571 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,934 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,793 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,533 |
| 1982 | 48 | #1,361 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,411 |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,154 |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,137 |
| 1978 | 91 | #901 |
| 1977 | 115 | #796 |
| 1976 | 102 | #828 |
| 1975 | 115 | #772 |
| 1974 | 100 | #802 |
| 1973 | 127 | #714 |
| 1972 | 99 | #804 |
| 1971 | 120 | #746 |
| 1970 | 87 | #861 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,860 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
Names like Dax
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jax Beau Jude Myles Noah Enzo Grayson Hudson Jaxon Caleb Ali Remy
Other spellings of Dax
More French names
Eleanor Esme Darcie Darcy Genevieve Amy Esmae Arleth Elle Russell Monty Mallory Percy Lacey Belle Quincy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dax: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dax, updated 20 October 2026.