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 #4337

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Name B

Brandon

Boy name · Rank #230

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Metric Brayton Brandon
Current Rank #4337 #230
Total Births (all years) 2,506 770,509
Peak Year 2012 1992
Peak Year Births 106 29,628
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Brayton Brandon
1910s 15 74
1920s 14 125
1930s - 86
1940s 5 192
1950s 6 1,175
1960s 12 4,276
1970s 13 65,047
1980s 114 232,206
1990s 513 259,420
2000s 812 143,003
2010s 773 54,128
2020s 229 10,777

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brayton Brandon
2014 100 5,856
2015 81 5,128
2016 67 4,101
2017 53 3,497
2018 51 3,214
2019 53 2,686
2020 51 2,312
2021 47 2,135
2022 54 1,777
2023 26 1,665
2024 24 1,562
2025 27 1,326

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, 1916–2025.

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