Boys' name · since 1976
Saxton
Saxton has 699 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,092 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 699
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saxton is the #5092 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 699 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saxton has been recorded 699 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #5092 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,451 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,092 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 699 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saxton ranks #6,451 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,092 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 699 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,092 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 699
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saxton's 699 recorded births place it above 85.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Saxton compares
699 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Saxton's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saxton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 699 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saxton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saxton's full recorded timeline at 2006, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saxton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Saxton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (233 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Saxton's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Saxton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
195 births
- 2010s
2010s
233 births
- 2020s
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 233 births (33% of all-time use).
How Saxton 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 Saxton's total volume
Saxton by state
Where Saxton concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
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What to do with Saxton's data
- Saxton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (233 total births) through the 2020s (139) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Saxtons (10 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 Saxton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Saxton 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.