Thaxton is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and has grown less common since.
Thaxton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,687 for boy births in the United States (and #28,180 across all names), given to 5 babies. Thaxton was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 2019 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,687 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #8,195 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,525 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #9,472 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #5,322 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #13,891 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #6,626 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | #6,686 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,983 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #11,961 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #8,046 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | #6,999 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,961 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,923 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #8,939 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #11,915 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #11,324 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #9,148 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,497 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #4,518 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #4,914 |