Axton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AKS-ton
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #906 for boys
Axton is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 906th for boys in the US (262 babies).
Where does Axton come from?
English: surname and place name
More on Wiktionary.
Is Axton a girl's or a boy's name?
Axton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 262 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Axton in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,686th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 118% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Axton, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Axton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Axton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Axton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 262 about 1 in 6,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 262 boys in the US were named Axton, making it the 906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 606th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 464 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Axton than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Axton in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 287 boys in the US were given Axton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #790, up from #906 for this spelling alone.
- Axton 262
- Axten 25
Axton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 262 | #906 |
| 2024 | 297 | #834 |
| 2023 | 393 | #685 |
| 2022 | 429 | #642 |
| 2021 | 464 | #599 |
| 2020 | 451 | #606 |
| 2019 | 441 | #620 |
| 2018 | 460 | #594 |
| 2017 | 418 | #624 |
| 2016 | 339 | #723 |
| 2015 | 359 | #701 |
| 2014 | 310 | #758 |
| 2013 | 247 | #862 |
| 2012 | 222 | #925 |
| 2011 | 127 | #1,331 |
| 2010 | 107 | #1,517 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,773 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,160 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,602 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
Names like Axton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Jaxon, Grayson, Archer, Albie, Jenson, Mason, Oakley, Atlas, Asher, Marley, Enzo
Other spellings of Axton
Names related to Axton
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Axton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/axton, updated 20 October 2026.