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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Dax

Used in both girl and boy records

Dax appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Dax by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDDax as a girl’s nameUS records 2015–2020
#40507girl rank2015peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDDax as a boy’s nameUS records 1967–2024
#990boy rank2019peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Dax in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20156 uses#1445720152015–20203 listed years
Boy2019748 uses#41120191967–202054 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.