Brain vs Brayden

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

Name A

Brain

Boy name

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Name B

Brayden

Boy name · Rank #190

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Metric Brain Brayden
Current Rank Unranked #190
Total Births (all years) 4,596 134,973
Peak Year 1982 2010
Peak Year Births 189 9,119
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1950 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Brain Brayden
1950ss 82 —
1960ss 705 —
1970ss 1,633 50
1980ss 1,531 318
1990ss 415 5,294
2000ss 191 50,382
2010ss 39 66,005
2020ss — 12,924

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brain Brayden
2014 — 6,592
2015 — 6,280
2016 5 5,734
2017 6 5,177
2018 — 4,422
2019 — 3,689
2020 — 3,292
2021 — 2,846
2022 — 2,587
2023 — 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, 1950–2017.

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