Unisex name · since 2001
Brixton
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 4,549 babies named Brixton, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,549
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brixton is the #745 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,549 recorded since 2001.
Brixton has 4,549 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #745 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #1,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #745 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,549 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brixton ranks #1,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #745 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,549 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,549
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Brixton's 4,549 recorded births place it above 95.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Brixton compares
4,549 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Brixton's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brixton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,549 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 531 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brixton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brixton splits its recorded history at 2013: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 531 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brixton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 531
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Brixton popularity over time - girls
292 total births recorded since 2009 (Brixton as girls' name)
Brixton by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,624 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Brixton's strongest decade.
2,624 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Brixton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 136
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,789 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,624 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,624 births (58% of all-time use).
How Brixton 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 Brixton's total volume
Brixton by state
Where Brixton concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 897 | 19.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 321 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 267 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 214 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 168 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 130 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 110 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 102 | 2.2% |
897 of 4,549 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Brixton appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brixton's data
- California records the most Brixtons (897 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brixton: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Brixton 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.