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Saxon

Boy

Meaning of Saxon: English: 'of the people of the knife'

Saxon is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3039th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3039

39 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,737

First recorded 1914 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 23 babies1989: 24 babies1990: 26 babies19901991: 46 babies1992: 43 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 48 babies1995: 37 babies1996: 51 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 34 babies2000: 49 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 33 babies2006: 52 babies2007: 53 babies2008: 48 babies2009: 54 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 54 babies2017: 54 babies2018: 55 babies2019: 50 babies2020: 43 babies20202021: 52 babies2022: 51 babies2023: 35 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 39 babies
US babies named Saxon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 55.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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