Boys' name · since 1920
Thaxton
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 191 babies named Thaxton, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,172 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 191
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Thaxton is the #12172 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 191 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Thaxton recorded 191 times among boys since 1920, holding rank #12172 nationally today, ahead of 13% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #13,254 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,172 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 191 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Thaxton ranks #13,254 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,172 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 191 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,172 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 191
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Thaxton's 191 recorded births place it above 70.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Thaxton compares
191 37th percentile among 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
Thaxton's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Thaxton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 191 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Thaxton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Thaxton splits its recorded history at 2013: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Thaxton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Thaxton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Thaxton's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Thaxton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Thaxton's data
- Thaxton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Thaxton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Thaxton 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.