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Brixton

#744 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

The stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)

Brixton has been given to 4,841 babies in the U.S. since 2001. In 2025 it ranked #744 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 531 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 94% boys, 6% girls all-time.

Babies named Brixton, 2025

1 in 9,500

Brixton over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
020040060018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Brixton over time

In 2025, Brixton went to 4% girls and 96% boys.

20012025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Brixton: meaning, origin, and history

The stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)

place names and surname transfer

What Brixton means

Brixton means “the stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

(district of London): Thought to originate from Brixistane, meaning "the stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)".

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Brixton (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Brixton is used in English. Its origins include place names and surname transfer.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Brixton is pronounced /ˈbɹɪkstən/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 4,549 boys were recorded with the name Brixton between 2001 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 531 in 2021; its best national rank was #549 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #616 in 2020 to #744 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #984 in 2015 to #744 in 2025.

In the United States, 292 girls were recorded with the name Brixton between 2009 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 37 in 2021; its best national rank was #3,943 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #5,185 in 2020 to #7,557 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #5,494 in 2015 to #7,557 in 2025.

How common is Brixton?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 9,500
349 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 4,890
0.02% of boys
Rank, 2025
#744
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
6,585 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Brixton sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 1001%
School of 5005%

Put another way: gather 6,585 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Brixton. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Brixtons were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Brixton was born before 2020 — so the typical Brixton is around 5 today.

Median birth year
2020
About 5 years old
Biggest decade
2020s
57.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
100.0%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
4,549
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2020s — 57.7% of all recorded uses (2,624).

Is Brixton rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−91
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−128
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
+240
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
1.66×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
65.7%
Peak was 2021 (531)
Years since peak
4
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
32.2% average annual change
Best rank ever
#549
2021

Spellings of Brixton

Brixton is not the most common spelling — Braxton is, with 50.3% against Brixton's 3.5%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Brixton is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Brixton was most concentrated in Utah — about 1 in 840 boys, against 1 in 4,484 across all states with data. It was least common in New Jersey (1 in 25,000).

4119 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Utah1 in 840
  2. 2Hawaii1 in 990
  3. 3Idaho1 in 1,333
  4. 4Arizona1 in 1,887
  5. 5Nebraska1 in 2,222
  6. 6California1 in 2,857
  7. 7North Dakota1 in 3,030
  8. 8Oregon1 in 3,125

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Brixton is one of the more regionally concentrated names in the country — more concentrated than 91% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Brixton is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Brixton was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 392,968 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Brixton has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Brixton around the world

Where Brixton ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2016–2022
    #4,790
    in 2022
  • Canada
    2009–2024
    #1,037
    in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Brixton by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#744
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 128
Best rank ever
#549
2021
Peak year
2021
531 that year
First recorded
2001
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
4,549
Count in 2025
349

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#7,557
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 2,372
Best rank ever
#3,943
2021
Peak year
2021
37 that year
First recorded
2009
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
292
Count in 2025
14

Names similar to Brixton

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

BrittonBrightonBristonBritonBrintonBrighamBridgerBriggstonBrigstonHamptonBriggsQuentonTreytonStantonKlaytonColetonCashtonBritainBrienKashtonBriarBraytonBrileyBrion

Names with a curve like Brixton

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Brixton, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

HuxleyCaspianLianZakaiReignKaiserLedgerJaxxonRemiKrewBearKenzo

Sibling names for Brixton

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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