Bracken vs Brayden

Side-by-side comparison of Bracken and Brayden — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Bracken

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Name B

Brayden

Boy name · Rank #190

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Metric Bracken Brayden
Current Rank Unranked #190
Total Births (all years) 610 134,973
Peak Year 1998 2010
Peak Year Births 31 9,119
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Bracken Brayden
1970ss 46 50
1980ss 70 318
1990ss 156 5,294
2000ss 181 50,382
2010ss 140 66,005
2020ss 17 12,924

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bracken Brayden
2014 17 6,592
2015 8 6,280
2016 14 5,734
2017 16 5,177
2018 11 4,422
2019 10 3,689
2020 7 3,292
2021 — 2,846
2022 5 2,587
2023 5 2,282
2024 — 1,917

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2023.

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