Recorded 1920–2023 Boys' name Peak 2019 186 births

Thaxton — boys' name

186 babies named Thaxton in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s51990s52000s372010s1052020s29
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Thaxton was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

18 babies were named Thaxton in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thaxton

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Thaxton between 1920 and 2023, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Thaxton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thaxton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Thaxton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thaxton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 186 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Thaxton at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

186

Since 1920

104 years of records

Peak year

2019

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1920

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2023

Thaxton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1920

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
18
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
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Thaxton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
105 births that decade — 56% of Thaxton's all-time total
1920s51950s51990s52000s372010s1052020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thaxton?
186 babies have been named Thaxton since 1920. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 18 births.
When was Thaxton most popular?
Thaxton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Thaxton been used?
Thaxton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 104 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Thaxton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thaddeus, Thad, Thatcher, Thane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.