Recorded 2008–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 75 births

Baxton — boys' name

75 babies named Baxton in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s512020s17
2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Baxton was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

12 babies were named Baxton in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baxton

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Baxton between 2008 and 2023, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Baxton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baxton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Baxton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Baxton in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baxton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 75 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Baxton at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

75

Since 2008

16 years of records

Peak year

2023

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2008

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2023

Baxton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2008

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
12
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
468101214 2023202120182017201620152014201220102008 7

Baxton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 68% of Baxton's all-time total
2000s72010s512020s17

Baxton by state

Where Baxton concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Baxton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 6.7%
Texas share of Baxton's total US births 6.7%

5 of 75 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baxton?
75 babies have been named Baxton since 2008. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 12 births.
When was Baxton most popular?
Baxton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Baxton most popular?
The top states for the name Baxton are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Baxton been used?
Baxton has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 16 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Baxton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baxter, Baxley. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.