Brixton

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning Beorhtsige's settlement; London neighborhood.

Babies a year
257
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#744
down from #652
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Brixton has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#469#765#1061201520202025#744

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#981
2016#880
2017#883
2018#778
2019#718
2020#615
2021#549
2022#607
2023#656
2024#652
2025#744

Brixton by the numbers

Brixton was given to 257 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 248 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brixton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Braxtonbadger's homestead; place name3,350 in the US (2017)
  • BrittonBriton, one from Britain134 in the US (2017)
  • Brintonsettlement on the burnt land9 in the US (2017)
  • Britona native of Britain6 in the US (2017)
  • Brexton80 in the US (2017)
  • Broxton24 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Brixton

Names that are said the same way as Brixton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

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