How Many People Are Named Saxon?
An estimated 1,637 people in the United States have the first name Saxon. It is predominantly male (90.2%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Saxon peaked in popularity in 2018 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saxon 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 Saxon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,637
About 1 in 209,380 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
90.2% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2018
55 births
Total Registered
1,698
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saxon
Saxon is predominantly male (90.2%), though 166 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Saxon as a male name
Ranked #3,081 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (52 births)
Saxon as a female name
Ranked #12,309 in 2018
8 female births in 2018
Peak: 2007 (10 births)
Saxon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saxon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 468 babies were registered. While Saxon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saxon by Decade
How has Saxon 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.
Saxon by State
Birth registrations for Saxon span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Florida, Texas. On average, about 77 Saxons were registered per state.
Saxon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saxon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saxon
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saxon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saxon?
We estimate approximately 1,637 people named Saxon 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 209,380 Americans share this first name.
Is Saxon a common name?
Saxon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,698 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saxon most popular?
Saxon reached peak popularity in 2018, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saxon is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saxon a male name?
Saxon is predominantly male. 90.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saxon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saxon Smith, Saxon Johnson, Saxon 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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