Axton
Axton was the 906th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 262 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 594th; the most babies were born in 2021 (464). Over the last ten years it has moved down 205 places. More babies were named Axton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Acca's stone (English place name) · Old English
Say it AKS-tun /ˈækstən/
- Rank in 2025
- #906 boys, down 300 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 262boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021464 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,677babies recorded
What does the name Axton mean?
Axton is an English surname from Axton in Kent, which Wiktionary explains as the Old English personal name Acca plus stān, stone: "Acca's stone." Wiktionary records it as a habitational surname and as a boys' name taken from the surname. As a given name it is recent in the US, recorded from 1988 for boys and from 2019 for girls.
Acca (Old English, “personal name”)stān (Old English, “stone”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only.
Related names: Paxton, Jaxton, Ax.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Axton' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Axton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2019.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #906 | 262 |
| 2020 | #606 | 451 |
| 2010 | #1,517 | 107 |
| 2000 | #6,895 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Axton, counting every spelling?
Axton is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #774 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #906 for Axton on its own. Together these spellings went to 318 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axton | 262 | #906 | 1,845 |
| Axtyn | 31 | #3,587 | 176 |
| Axten | 25 | #4,150 | 86 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Axton?
262 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Axton (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Axton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 32 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Axton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Axton?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Axton are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 11. That makes Axton a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Axton by state
How common Axton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (5.3×), Kentucky (2.9×), Arkansas (2.8×), Idaho (2.8×), Oklahoma (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, South Carolina, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Axton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Axton, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Axton · Sibling names for Axton
Questions about the name Axton
What does Axton mean?
Axton means “Acca's stone (English place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Axton?
Axton was the 906th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 262 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 594th; the most babies were born in 2021 (464). Over the last ten years it has moved down 205 places. More babies were named Axton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Axton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Axton in the US.
Where is Axton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Axton was most common in West Virginia (1.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Arkansas.