Baxley
Baxley is a city in Appling County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,942. The city is the county seat of Appling County.
Meaning & Origin of Baxley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Baxley is a city in Appling County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,942. The city is the county seat of Appling County.
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Origin & history
The Story of Baxley
As a girl name
Baxley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2006, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 9 births, good for #10,859 nationwide. About 56% of every Baxley on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Baxley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 59 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Baxley as a boy name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Baxley — #7,602 in the national rankings. About 85% of every Baxley on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Baxley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 54 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Baxley
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Robert Butler , painter best known for his portrayals of the woods and backwaters around Florida's Everglades; member of the African-American artists' group The Highwaymen
- Byron Buxton , Major League Baseball outfielder; second overall pick (drafted by the Minnesota Twins) in the 2012 MLB draft; 2022 and 2025 MLB All Star
- Dexter Carter , running back for San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets from 1990 to 1996; born in Baxley and graduated from Appling County High School
- Frankie King , NBA guard for Los Angeles Lakers (1995); born in Baxley
- The Lacs , country/rap music group; from Baxley
- Caroline Miller , Georgia's first Pulitzer Prize -winning novelist; received the award for Lamb in His Bosom in 1934
- Jamie Nails , NFL guard for Buffalo Bills (1997–2000) and Miami Dolphins (2002–2003); born in Baxley
- Janisse Ray , author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood (1999), a memoir about growing up in Baxley which includes description of the ecosystem of the vanishing longleaf pine that once covered the area
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Names that sound like Baxley
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About the name Baxley
Baxley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 59 births in the dataset. Baxley's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #10,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Baxley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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