Recorded 1912–2018 Boys' name Peak 2011 116 births

Truxton — boys' name

116 babies named Truxton in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s282000s172010s71
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Truxton was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

13 babies were named Truxton in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Truxton

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Truxton between 1912 and 2018, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Truxton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Truxton performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Truxton shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Truxton 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 116 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.

Truxton at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

116

Since 1912

107 years of records

Peak year

2011

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1912

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2018

Truxton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1912

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2011)
13
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
468101214 201820162014201120092004191619131912 5

Truxton by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
71 births that decade — 61% of Truxton's all-time total
1910s282000s172010s71

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Truxton?
116 babies have been named Truxton since 1912. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2011 with 13 births.
When was Truxton most popular?
Truxton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Truxton been used?
Truxton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 107 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Truxton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Truman, Truett, Tru, True, 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, 1912–2018 (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.