Boys' name · since 2001
Rexton
Rexton has 663 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 663
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rexton is the #1970 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 663 recorded since 2001.
Rexton has 663 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1970 as of the latest data, more common than 86% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #6,666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,970 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 663 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rexton ranks #6,666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,970 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 663 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,970 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 663
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rexton's 663 recorded births place it above 85.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rexton compares
663 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Rexton's all-time total is 80% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rexton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 663 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rexton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rexton's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rexton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Rexton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (312 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Rexton's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rexton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 60
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s
2020s
291 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 312 births (47% of all-time use).
How Rexton 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 Rexton's total volume
Rexton by state
Where Rexton concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 29 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 27 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 17 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.8% |
29 of 663 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Rexton's data
- Rexton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (312 total births) through the 2020s (291) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Rextons (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rexton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Rexton 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.