Given name & surname
Baxley
“from the baker's meadow”
Baxley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the baker's meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the baker's meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Baxley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 114
- 55 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −77%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 162 as a first name in 2020; 6,492 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Baxley’s family of names
Baxley has a related form in Baxlea. Baxley has a related form in Baxleah. Baxley has a related form in Baxlee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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