Boys' name · since 1997
Lexton
Lexton has 467 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,135 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lexton is the #5135 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 467 recorded since 1997.
Lexton has 467 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5135 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,135 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 467 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexton ranks #8,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,135 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 467 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,135 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 467
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lexton's 467 recorded births place it above 81.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
How Lexton compares
467 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Lexton's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lexton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 467 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lexton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lexton's full recorded timeline at 2012, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lexton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Lexton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (201 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Lexton's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Lexton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (43% of all-time use).
Lexton by state
Where Lexton concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 467 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lexton's data
- Lexton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (201 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Missouri records the most Lextons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri 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 Lexton: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Lexton 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.