Is Saxon a boy or girl name?

Saxon is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,737 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.6% were girls and 90.4% were boys.

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Saxon

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Saxon was most popular in 2018, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,207 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,632, with 39 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,737 people named Saxon.

Saxon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saxon’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saxon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saxon is mostly a boy’s name — 9.6% of the 1,737 Americans given it were girls and 90.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Saxon

Where Saxon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org