How Many People Are Named Axton?
An estimated 5,371 people in the United States have the first name Axton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Axton peaked in popularity in 2021 with 464 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Axton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Axton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Axton is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
5,371
About 1 in 63,816 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2021
464 births
Total Registered
5,411
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Axton
Axton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,411 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Axton as a male name
Ranked #836 in 2024
294 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (464 births)
Axton as a female name
Ranked #15,863 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 2019 (5 births)
Axton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Axton span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,035 babies were registered. While Axton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Axton by Decade
How has Axton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Axton by State
Birth registrations for Axton span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Mexico. On average, about 104 Axtons were registered per state.
Axton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Axton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Axton
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Axton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Axton?
We estimate approximately 5,371 people named Axton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 63,816 Americans share this first name.
Is Axton a common name?
Axton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,411 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Axton most popular?
Axton reached peak popularity in 2021, when 464 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Axton is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Axton a male name?
Axton is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Axton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Axton Smith, Axton Johnson, Axton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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