Brixton: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Brica's settlement”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BRIKS-tən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (94% of all uses)
From an English place name and surname, built from the Old English personal name Brica with tun 'settlement'. As a first name, it is a modern surname-style use.
How popular is Brixton?
Babies named Brixton in 2024442
2024 rank#652 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18804,474
Brixton is rising: use over the last five years is 5.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Brixton
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Brixton questions
What does the name Brixton mean?
Brixton means "Brica's settlement". It comes from English. From an English place name and surname, built from the Old English personal name Brica with tun 'settlement'. As a first name, it is a modern surname-style use.
Is Brixton a boy or girl name?
Brixton is mainly a boy's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Brixton?
442 US babies were named Brixton in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Brixton?
Brixton is usually pronounced BRIKS-tən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.