Saxon
Saxon was the 3119th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1812th; the most babies were born in 2021 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 267 places. More babies were named Saxon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,119 boys, down 286 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 39boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,737babies recorded
Saxon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 166 since 1914.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,119 | 39 |
| 2020 | #2,833 | 43 |
| 2010 | #2,780 | 44 |
| 2000 | #2,247 | 44 |
| 1990 | #3,436 | 18 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Saxon, counting every spelling?
Saxon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Saxon?
39 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saxon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Saxon 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 215 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saxon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saxon?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Saxon are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 30. That makes Saxon mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Saxon by state
How common Saxon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Saxon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saxon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Saxon
How popular is the name Saxon?
Saxon was the 3119th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 39 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1812th; the most babies were born in 2021 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved down 267 places. More babies were named Saxon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saxon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Saxon in the US.
Where is Saxon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saxon was most common in Virginia (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Texas.