Huxley
Huxley is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Huxley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Huxley is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Huxley
As a girl name
American parents first put Huxley on the record books as a girl name in 2011, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 60 Huxleys were born — ranking #2,817 that year. About 57% of every Huxley on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Huxley ranks #4,361 for girls with 32 births, falling sharply (-21%). All told, over 527 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Huxley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2002, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 526 births, good for #536 nationwide. About 58% of every Huxley on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Huxley ranks #766 for boys with 335 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Huxley
Huxley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Huxley's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #536. Use the chart and map above to compare Huxley'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.