Fun Facts About the Name Lexton
- 467 babies named Lexton: U.S. records list 467 babies given the name Lexton from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lexton Mean?
Lexton has no firmly documented meaning. Its form matches that of English place names and surnames ending in -ton, a common element from Old English tūn, meaning "enclosure," "farmstead," or "settlement." That ending describes the name's shape, but the first element, Lex-, does not correspond to a clearly identified Old English or Old Norse word. It should not be assumed to come from the short form Lex (as in Alexander) or from Latin lex, "law"; neither link is established for this name.
Lexton Name History & Origins
Lexton is rare both as a surname and as a personal name in the English-speaking world, and no continuous line of earlier recorded forms can be set out for it. It also occurs as a place name: Lexton is a small town in Victoria, Australia, in the Pyrenees Shire, though the origin of that place name is not well documented. The name should be kept separate from the English village name Laxton and from the American place name Lexington, each of which has its own separate history.
How Popular is the Name Lexton?
Lexton has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #3,462 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 | #5,135 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #6,326 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #4,290 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2022 | #3,945 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #3,462 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2020 | #4,225 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,075 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #7,937 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #4,053 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #4,875 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #4,987 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #4,207 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #4,554 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #4,334 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #4,925 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #4,782 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #6,665 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,955 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #4,917 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #5,691 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #6,082 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #9,551 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #10,355 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #5,931 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #11,633 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,429 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,628 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,791 | 7 | 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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