Of the town of Dax; badger
Daxten is a modern American invention, likely created as a stylistic blend of the surname Dax and the popular '-ten' or '-ton' suffix. Dax itself refers to a town in France or is derived from the Old English word for badger.
Less common today
Daxten isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,940 in 2018.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
