Axten
Boy name · #4229 in 2025 · Uniqueness 56/100
Axten is currently the #4229 boy name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6324, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 boys born in 2025 was named Axten.
Babies named Axten per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 16-year story
Axten first appears in the Social Security records in 2009, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 25 babies and a rank of #4139. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Axten against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Axten in class?
Axten scores 56 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Axten is most common
State-level data for Axten is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Axten
Statistically, parents drawn to Axten tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kashten, Witten, Whitten, Aycen, and Kingsten.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Axten | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4139 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8987 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4742 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7768 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4494 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5980 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4951 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4354 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5297 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7157 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6324 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6307 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12274 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10766 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9864 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Axten a popular boy name?
Axten ranked #4229 among boys in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6324.
When was the name Axten most popular?
Axten peaked in 2025, when 25 American boys received the name (ranked #4139 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Axten?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American boys was named Axten. It scores 56/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.