Brixton

Where Brixton comes from

(district of London): Thought to originate from Brixistane, meaning "the stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)".
— Wiktionary's entry for Brixton
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1960
    Brixton Karnes born
    American actor
  2. 2001
    First appearance
    #10,556 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2021
    Peak, #549
    531 babies named Brixton — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.
Namesakes
  • Brixton Karnes · American actor, 1960–2012

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.