Fun Facts About the Name Bexley
- More than 3 thousand babies named Bexley: U.S. records list 3,491 babies given the name Bexley from 1880 through 2025. Even 254 boys received the name Bexley - about 1 boy for every 13 girls.
What Does the Name Bexley Mean?
Bexley is an English place name meaning "box-tree clearing" or "woodland clearing where box trees grow." It comes from Old English. The first element is usually identified as Old English byxe, meaning "box tree," the evergreen shrub Buxus sempervirens. The second element is lēah, which meant "woodland," "clearing," or "meadow"; it is the source of the common place-name ending -ley. Together the elements describe a clearing or open woodland where box trees grew. This is a literal topographical meaning, not a symbolic one. The standard explanation does not derive the name from a personal name, though other names that look similar may have different origins.
Bexley Name History & Origins
The name began as a place name in Kent, in southeastern England. Bexley is recorded in Domesday Book (1086) as Bixele, an early spelling that reflects the Old English elements. Over time the place name developed into the modern form Bexley. It gave its name to the surrounding area and later to Bexleyheath, a district formed from Bexley plus heath.
From the place name came the English surname Bexley, a habitational surname used for people who came from Bexley or held land there. Habitational surnames of this type became hereditary in England during the later Middle Ages. The given name Bexley is a transferred use of that surname. It belongs to the modern English-speaking practice of turning surnames and place names into first names, so its use as a personal name is much more recent than its use as a place name and surname.
How Popular is the Name Bexley?
Bexley recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2021. Its best rank was #753 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #963 | 268 | 0.0167% |
| 2024 | #1,125 | 214 | 0.0133% |
| 2023 | #1,059 | 236 | 0.0147% |
| 2022 | #887 | 314 | 0.0192% |
| 2021 | #753 | 378 | 0.0231% |
| 2020 | #843 | 324 | 0.0201% |
| 2019 | #952 | 278 | 0.0166% |
| 2018 | #908 | 296 | 0.0174% |
| 2017 | #925 | 286 | 0.0166% |
| 2016 | #973 | 276 | 0.0156% |
| 2015 | #1,215 | 204 | 0.0114% |
| 2014 | #2,716 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2013 | #2,978 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2012 | #6,637 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #10,518 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #12,458 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #15,545 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,182 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,454 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,092 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,041 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #3,590 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #3,738 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #4,656 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #5,349 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #2,897 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #6,402 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #8,849 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #7,127 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #9,766 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,965 | 8 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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