NameTides

Saxon

Saxon was the #3,089 boys' name in the US in 2025 (39 babies), and #1,124 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Saxon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Saxon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Saxon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,089 (39)#1,124 (26)#2,789 (6)
2024#3,045 (40)#1,322 (20)—
2023#3,347 (35)#910 (34)—
2022#2,616 (51)#758 (43)#2,493 (6)
2021#2,523 (52)#1,184 (23)—
2020#2,806 (43)#766 (41)—
2019#2,582 (50)#856 (35)#2,756 (5)
2018#2,635 (47)#932 (31)#2,403 (6)
2017#2,637 (47)#1,247 (21)—
2016#2,587 (48)#833 (38)#2,718 (5)
2015#2,809 (42)#927 (32)#2,715 (5)
2014#2,705 (44)#1,486 (16)#1,936 (8)
2013#2,715 (43)#1,183 (21)—
2012#3,371 (32)#1,270 (20)—
2011#3,235 (34)#1,447 (16)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #2,523.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1954.
  • In 2018, 14% of US babies named Saxon were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 43,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Saxon is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 51,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 39,000 to 1 in 67,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Saxon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,285TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Saxon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SaxonCanadaGirls—too few
SaxonCanadaBoys#2,7896
SaxonEngland & WalesGirls—too few
SaxonEngland & WalesBoys#1,12426
SaxonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SaxonUSGirls—too few
SaxonUSBoys#3,08939