Brayton vs Brandon

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

Name A

Brayton

Boy name · Rank #4319

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Name B

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Metric Brayton Brandon
Current Rank #4319 #230
Total Births (all years) 2,479 769,149
Peak Year 2012 1992
Peak Year Births 106 29,627
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Brayton Brandon
1910ss 15 74
1920ss 14 125
1930ss — 86
1940ss 5 192
1950ss 6 1,176
1960ss 12 4,277
1970ss 13 65,050
1980ss 114 232,206
1990ss 513 259,415
2000ss 812 142,995
2010ss 773 54,116
2020ss 202 9,437

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brayton Brandon
2014 100 5,856
2015 81 5,126
2016 67 4,101
2017 53 3,497
2018 51 3,210
2019 53 2,685
2020 51 2,312
2021 47 2,134
2022 54 1,774
2023 26 1,664
2024 24 1,553

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, 1916–2024.

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