The first name Saxon
A boy’s name meaning “saxon”, “a saxon”, “rock”.
Pronounced /ˈsæksən/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Saxon means “saxon”, “a saxon”, “rock”.
Partially from Middle English Saxe, Sax; from Old English *Seaxa (attested in plural Seaxan), from Proto-West Germanic *Sahsan, plural of Proto-West Germanic *Sahsō. Also from Saxoun, through Old French *Saxoun, Saxon (“Saxon”), from Late Latin Saxōnem, accusative of Saxō (“a Saxon”). All from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“rock, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Doublet of Sais. Cognates Cognate with Middle Low German sasse (“someone speaking Saxon, i.e. (Middle) Low German”), Old English Seaxa (“a Saxon”), Old High German Sahso (“a Saxon”), Icelandic Saxi (“a Saxon”), Estonian saks (“lord; German”), Finnish Saksa (“Germany”). Also cognate to Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”); more at sax.
More names that mean god, mountain.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 26 boys were named Saxon, making it the 1,124th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 43 births (#758).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Saxon with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Saxon at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 39 boys born in the United States were named Saxon, the 3,119th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 52 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Saxon
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Saxon SharbinoAmerican actress, born 1999
Questions
- What does the name Saxon mean?
- Saxon means “saxon”, “a saxon”, “rock”.
- How popular is the name Saxon?
- In 2025, 26 boys born in England and Wales were named Saxon, ranking 1,124th. Its peak was 2022, with 43 births.
- Is Saxon a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 1,737 US babies named Saxon since 1880, 10% were girls and 90% boys.
- When was Saxon most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 52 babies were named Saxon, its highest rank at 2,550th.
- How do you pronounce Saxon?
- Saxon is /ˈsæksən/, 2 syllables.
- Is Saxon also a surname?
- Yes. Saxon is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.