Boys' name · since 2005

Bracen

Bracen has 86 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,359 of 45,481
all-time among boys
86
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

86 boys have been named Bracen since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Bracen has 86 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2019.

  • #18,359 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 86 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bracen ranks #18,359 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 86 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,359 of 45,481
all-time among boys
86
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bracen's 86 recorded births place it above 59.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bracen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bracen's full recorded timeline at 2013, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bracen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2010)
14
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
46810121416 2005200920102011201220132014201620182019 6

Bracen by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 88% of the file).

2010s was Bracen's strongest decade.

76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.

Bracen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (88% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bracen? ▼
Since 2005, Social Security records show 86 babies named Bracen. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,359 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 14 births.
Where does Bracen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bracen ranks #18,359 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bracen most popular? ▼
Bracen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Bracen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bracen since 2005 -- 15 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Bracen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Bracen

Nearby Names Like Bracen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bracen

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#403 313,008 births
Brayden Boy
#229 136,548 births
Brady Boy
#321 96,770 births
Brad Boy
#4252 83,060 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bracen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bracen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.