Claxton is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Claxton is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Claxton first appears in 1913 and peaked in 1920 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #12,634 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,568 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #3,424 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,059 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,335 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #2,892 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,247 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,488 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #3,806 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #2,359 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,130 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #2,954 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #2,788 |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #2,497 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #3,001 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #2,407 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,583 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,613 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #2,954 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,744 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #3,766 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,136 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | #2,901 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,288 |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,124 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,509 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,600 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,065 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,140 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | #2,515 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | #2,277 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,153 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,159 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,582 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,344 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #2,900 |