Total births
62
Boys' name · since 2014
Ruxton
Ruxton has 62 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9713
- among boys today
- 62
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Ruxton currently ranks #9713 among boys' names in America, with 62 babies recorded since 2014.
Ruxton has 62 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9713 as of the latest data, more common than 32% 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 2014 to 2025.
- #9713 among boys today
- 62 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ruxton is currently the #9713 boys' name in America, more common than 32% of boys - 62 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9713
- among boys today
- 62
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other boys
Ruxton vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9713
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 32% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Ruxton was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
10 babies were named Ruxton in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Ruxton compares
62 19th percentile among 14,294 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
Ruxton's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruxton | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 62 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ruxton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ruxton's full recorded timeline at 2021, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ruxton at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#9,713
Active since
2014
Ruxton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Ruxton by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ruxton's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Ruxton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 41 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ruxton? ▼
62 babies have been named Ruxton since 2014. It currently ranks #9713 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 10 births.
When was Ruxton most popular? ▼
Ruxton was most popular in the 2020s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Ruxton been used? ▼
Ruxton has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ruxton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ruxin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2014–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ruxton: #9713 Boys' Name - 62 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ruxton. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ruxton 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 June 2026.