US rank #8837 Boys' name Peak 2022 71 births

Buxton — #8837 US boys' name

71 babies named Buxton in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s292020s42
#8837
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 38% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Buxton was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

14 babies were named Buxton in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Buxton

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Buxton between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Buxton currently holds the #8837 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Buxton performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Buxton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Buxton 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 71 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.

Buxton at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

71

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2022

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,837

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Buxton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
14
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
46810121416 202420232022202120202019201820172015 6

Buxton by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
42 births that decade — 59% of Buxton's all-time total
2010s292020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Buxton?
71 babies have been named Buxton since 2015. It currently ranks #8837 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 14 births.
When was Buxton most popular?
Buxton was most popular in the 2020s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Buxton been used?
Buxton has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.

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, 2015–2024 (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.