Huxley is a distinctive choice, ranked #250 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Huxley in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#250
US Rank #743
About the Name Huxley
Huxley has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #250. The name has climbed 68 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Huxley is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #743 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Huxley
Unlikely. With around 191 UK babies named Huxley per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Huxley in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Huxley is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 68 places over the last five years to #250 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Huxley is more popular in the UK (#250) than in the US (#743). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Huxley include: Huxley family — The Huxley family is an English family; several of its members have excelled in science, medicine, arts and literature.; Matthew Huxley — Matthew Huxley was a British-American epidemiologist and anthropologist, as well as an educator and author..
Huxley ranks #743 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
191
UK babies named Huxley (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 68 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Huxley
Likely around 1 other Huxley in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Huxley
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Laura Huxley was an Italian-American musician, author, psychotherapist and lecturer. She was married to author Aldous Huxley from 1956 until his death in 1963.
James Huxley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Huxley was the son of George Huxley of Edmonton where he was baptised on 6 November 1614.
Thomas Henry Huxley was an English biologist and anthropologist who specialised in comparative anatomy. He has become known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
The Huxley family is an English family; several of its members have excelled in science, medicine, arts and literature. The family also includes members who occupied senior positions in the public service of the United Kingdom.
Matthew Huxley was a British-American epidemiologist and anthropologist, as well as an educator and author. His work ranged from promoting universal health care to establishing standards of care for nursing home patients and the mentally ill to investigating the question of what is a socially sanctionable drug.
Henrietta Anne Huxley was an English poet. Lines from her poem on the death of Robert Browning were inscribed on the tombstone of her husband, biologist Thomas Henry Huxley.