Saxon
Saxon is the given name of:Saxon Gregory-Hunt, New Zealander competitive weightlifter Saxon W. Holt (1871-1940), American politician from Virginia Saxon Huxley, British professional wrestler Saxon Jenkins (1907-1989), Welsh landscape painter Saxon Judd (1919–1990), American football player Saxon McEwan, Scottish rugby football player Saxon Rice, Australian politician Saxon Sharbino, American…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Saxon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saxon is the given name of:Saxon Gregory-Hunt, New Zealander competitive weightlifter Saxon W. Holt (1871-1940), American politician from Virginia Saxon Huxley, British professional wrestler Saxon Jenkins (1907-1989), Welsh landscape painter Saxon Judd (1919–1990), American football player Saxon McEwan, Scottish rugby football player Saxon Rice, Australian politician Saxon Sharbino, American…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Saxon
As a girl name
Saxon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 10 births, good for #10,817 nationwide. About 35% of every Saxon on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Saxon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 166 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Saxon on the record books as a boy name in 1954, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 52 Saxons were born — ranking #2,523 that year. About 27% of every Saxon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Saxon ranks #3,206 for boys with 38 births, falling sharply (-15%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Saxon
Saxon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Saxon's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,785. Use the chart and map above to compare Saxon'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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