Huxley
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HUKS-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #320 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #736 for boys
Huxley is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “clearing of a man called Hucc”. In 2025 it ranked 320th for boys in the UK (153 babies) and 736th for boys in the US (357 babies).
What does Huxley mean?
English: English surname from a place in Cheshire
“clearing of a man called Hucc”
Associated with the Huxley family of scientists and writers, including Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Huxley a girl's or a boy's name?
Huxley is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 153 boys in the UK and 36 girls and 357 boys in the US.
How popular is Huxley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 320th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 153 about 1 in 2,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 153 boys in the UK were named Huxley, making it the 320th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 350th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 196 boys.
Half of all the boys named Huxley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 296th in England and Wales.
Huxley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 153 | #320 |
| 2024 | 196 | #268 |
| 2023 | 170 | #299 |
| 2022 | 156 | #325 |
| 2021 | 149 | #344 |
| 2020 | 145 | #350 |
| 2019 | 132 | #378 |
| 2018 | 123 | #395 |
| 2017 | 71 | #598 |
| 2016 | 77 | #557 |
| 2015 | 58 | #667 |
| 2014 | 43 | #807 |
| 2013 | 45 | #784 |
| 2012 | 42 | #831 |
| 2011 | 35 | #906 |
| 2010 | 32 | #969 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Huxley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 736th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 357 about 1 in 4,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 357 boys in the US were named Huxley, making it the 736th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 537th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 526 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002. 36 girls were also named Huxley in 2025 (3,974th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Huxley in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 392 boys in the US were given Huxley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #655, up from #736 for this spelling alone.
- Huxley 357
- Huxlee 35
Huxley in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 357 | #736 |
| 2024 | 346 | #743 |
| 2023 | 453 | #619 |
| 2022 | 457 | #611 |
| 2021 | 476 | #586 |
| 2020 | 526 | #537 |
| 2019 | 471 | #588 |
| 2018 | 379 | #666 |
| 2017 | 291 | #792 |
| 2016 | 259 | #867 |
| 2015 | 215 | #958 |
| 2014 | 126 | #1,355 |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,762 |
| 2012 | 88 | #1,710 |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,104 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,741 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
Names like Huxley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oakley, Marley, Hudson, Finley, Kingsley, Koa, Archer, Henley, Jaxon, Remy, Albie, Atlas
Other spellings of Huxley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
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, “Huxley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/huxley, updated 20 October 2026.