Boy name
Huxley
Huxley holds the #736 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 357 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #537 in 2020 to #736 today. Its strongest year on record was 2020 (#537 nationally, 526 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 2002. The name's biggest fan base is in South Dakota (#116 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#736
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#537
in 2020 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
357
boys named Huxley
Huxley popularity, 1880–2025
Where Huxley is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Dakota (#116), North Dakota (#226), Wisconsin (#244)
Uniqueness score
48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Huxley in the most recent year of SSA data.