Huxley
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Huxley
Huxley is definitely rising as a surname name, with its X that makes almost any name cooler. It debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2015. The modern nicknames Hux and Huck certainly don't hurt.
Huxley for boys#736 US
Last year, about 370 babies were named Huxley in the US, more than 90 percent of them male. Huxley honors writer Aldous, author of Brave New World, and other members of his distinguished family.
Huxley for girls#4017 US
Huxley is an increasingly popular surname-name for baby boys in the US and now is beginning to be used for girls as well. The -ley suffix, usually denoting a place, is common in names for both genders but more often for girls. Last year, about 30 baby girls were named Huxley in the US, versus about 350 baby boys.
Pronounced HUX-lee.
As of October 2026, Huxley ranked #736 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #537 in 2020, Nameberry popularity #325.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,357 | 126 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #960 | 215 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #866 | 259 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #792 | 291 | #4,428 | 32 |
| 2018 | #668 | 379 | #3,311 | 48 |
| 2019 | #588 | 471 | #2,870 | 58 |
| 2020 | #537 | 526 | #3,355 | 46 |
| 2021 | #586 | 476 | #2,834 | 60 |
| 2022 | #611 | 457 | #3,387 | 47 |
| 2023 | #618 | 452 | #3,343 | 48 |
| 2024 | #743 | 345 | #4,496 | 31 |
| 2025 | #736 | 357 | #4,017 | 36 |
World rankings
Huxley for boys
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Famous Huxleys
- Aldous HuxleyBoy
author of "Brave New World"
- Thomas HuxleyBoy
renowned Biologist
- Andrew HuxleyBoy
winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Huxley in pop culture
- "Huxley PigBoy
" animated '90s children's TV series from the UK
- Lenina HuxleyBoy
female character from movie "Demolition Man"
- HuxleyBoy
an alien in "The Battle for WondLa" by Tony DiTerlizzi