Brexton is a modern American name created on the model of Braxton, an English surname meaning "Bracca's town", with a sound borrowed from Brixton, the London district whose name means "Brixi's stone". It is part of the wave of -xton names, such as Paxton and Jaxton, that gained ground in the 2010s. Brexton ranked number 5617 in the United States in 2000, peaked at number 1326 in 2021 and stood at number 2261 in 2025.