Saxon is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Saxon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,119 for boy births in the United States (and #6,700 across all names), given to 39 babies. Saxon was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 2021 (52 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,119 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | — | #3,092 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,404 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,641 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,550 |
| 2020 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,833 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,617 |
| 2018 | 55 | 55 | #12,311 | #2,664 |
| 2017 | 54 | 54 | #13,875 | #2,665 |
| 2016 | 54 | 54 | #15,923 | #2,616 |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 | #18,675 | #2,852 |
| 2014 | 49 | 49 | #18,776 | #2,742 |
| 2013 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,756 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,437 |
| 2011 | 40 | 40 | #16,441 | #3,292 |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,780 |
| 2009 | 54 | 54 | #19,701 | #2,581 |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | #17,129 | #2,872 |
| 2007 | 53 | 53 | #11,488 | #2,800 |
| 2006 | 52 | 52 | #14,867 | #2,650 |
| 2005 | 33 | 33 | #18,668 | #3,513 |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | #15,733 | #3,523 |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | #12,203 | #3,429 |
| 2002 | 37 | 37 | #15,061 | #3,006 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,421 |
| 2000 | 49 | 49 | #17,113 | #2,247 |
| 1999 | 34 | 34 | — | #2,599 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,171 |
| 1997 | 38 | — | #13,405 | #2,539 |
| 1996 | 51 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1995 | 37 | — | #11,529 | #2,546 |
| 1994 | 48 | — | — | #1,817 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #15,307 | #1,996 |
| 1992 | 43 | — | — | #1,909 |
| 1991 | 46 | — | #12,784 | #1,946 |
| 1990 | 26 | — | #9,973 | #3,436 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | — | #2,676 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | — | #2,584 |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #9,594 | #3,053 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | — | #2,768 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | — | #4,003 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,191 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,382 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,096 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,646 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,909 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,919 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,533 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,288 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #4,228 | — |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,515 | — |
| 1916 | 6 | — | #4,333 | — |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #4,193 | — |
| 1914 | 7 | — | #3,135 | — |