Unisex name · since 2002
Huxley
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 4,734 babies named Huxley, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #737 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,734
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,734 babies have been named Huxley since 2002, making it today's #737 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Huxley recorded 4,734 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #737 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #1,848 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #737 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,734 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huxley ranks #1,848 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #737 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,734 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #737 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,734
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Huxley's 4,734 recorded births place it above 95.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Huxley compares
4,734 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Huxley's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Huxley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,734 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 526 | 34 | 22,252 |
Huxley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Huxley's full recorded timeline at 2014, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 526 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Huxley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 526
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Huxley popularity over time - girls
496 total births recorded since 2011 (Huxley as girls' name)
Huxley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,615 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Huxley's strongest decade.
2,615 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Huxley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,016 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,615 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,615 births (55% of all-time use).
How Huxley 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 Huxley's total volume
Huxley by state
Where Huxley concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 312 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 291 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 224 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 207 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 203 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 185 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Washington | | 159 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 157 | 3.3% |
312 of 4,734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Huxley appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Huxley's data
- California records the most Huxleys (312 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Huxley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Huxley 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.