Boys' name · since 1917
Sexton
Sexton has 17 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Sexton since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sexton recorded 17 times among boys since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1975.
- #30,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sexton ranks #30,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #30,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Sexton's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sexton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sexton's full recorded timeline at 1920, 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 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sexton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1975
- Peak year (1917)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Sexton by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1910s was Sexton's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sexton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Sexton's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sexton
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sexton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1917–1975 (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 Sexton 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.