Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Axton

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Swordsmans stone

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #599, 464 births); most recent 2025 (rank #906, 262 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #15532, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025262–
2024294–
2023393–
2022429–
2021464–
2020450–
20194415
2018460–
2017418–
2016339–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1163, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1613, 16 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202516
202424
202320
202213
202122
202014
20197
20186
20173
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #360, 10 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20226
20216
20206
20198
201810
2017–
20166
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence