Total births
214
Boys' name · since 2009
Axten
214 babies named Axten in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9611
- among boys today
- 214
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other boys
Axten currently ranks #9611 among boys' names in America, with 214 babies recorded since 2009.
Axten has 214 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9611 as of the latest data, more common than 33% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #9611 among boys today
- 214 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
- 33% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Axten is currently the #9611 boys' name in America, more common than 33% of boys - 214 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9611
- among boys today
- 214
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- more common than other boys
Axten vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9611
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 33% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Axten was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
25 babies were named Axten in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Axten compares
214 39th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Axten's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Axten | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 214 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 23 | 22,252 |
Axten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Axten's full recorded timeline at 2018, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Axten at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#9,611
Active since
2009
Axten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Axten by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Axten's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Axten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Axten? ▼
Since 2009, Social Security records show 214 babies named Axten. Today it holds rank #9611 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 25 births.
When was Axten most popular? ▼
Axten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Axten been used? ▼
Axten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 17 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Axten? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Axton, Axtyn, Axtin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Axten's data
- Axten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Axten: #9611 Boys' Name - 214 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/axten. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Axten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.