Huxley is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #4017 in 2025 with 36 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 60 births ranking #2834. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 44,646 girls born was named Huxley. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Huxley is a sleek modern surname-style name with older English place-name roots. It is chosen mainly for its crisp sound and intellectual, contemporary feel rather than for its literal landscape meaning.
The name rose with the popularity of polished surname names and also carries literary associations through the Huxley surname. It feels modern, confident, and slightly bookish.