Huxley

Boy name

Huxley has been given to 5,230 babies in the U.S. since 2002. It peaked in 2020 and currently ranks #736 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈhʌksli/

From the Old English personal name *Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) API. The first element could also be husc (“insult, scorn, mockery”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

5,230

Peak year

2020 (572 babies)

Rank in 2025

#736 for boys

First recorded

2002

10-year trend

▲ +67%

Gender split

9% girls / 91% boys

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