Boys' name · since 1988
Axton
5,672 babies named Axton in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #909 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,672
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,672 babies have been named Axton since 1988, making it today's #909 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Axton recorded 5,672 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #909 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #1,646 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #909 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,672 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Axton ranks #1,646 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #909 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,672 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #909 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,672
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Axton's 5,672 recorded births place it above 96.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Axton compares
5,672 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 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
Axton's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Axton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,672 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 464 | 34 | 22,252 |
Axton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Axton's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 464, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Axton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 464
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Axton popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Axton as girls' name)
Axton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,030 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Axton's strongest decade.
3,030 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Axton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 296
2000s
296 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,030 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,296 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,030 births (53% of all-time use).
How Axton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Axton's total volume
Axton by state
Where Axton concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 539 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 311 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 238 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 200 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 191 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 181 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 168 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Utah | | 165 | 2.9% |
539 of 5,672 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Axton appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Axton's data
- Axton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,030 total births) through the 2020s (2,296) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Axtons (539 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Axton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Axton 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 August 2026.