Boys' name · since 2006
Braeson
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Braeson, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
217 babies have been named Braeson since 2006, making it today's #12944 boys' name.
Braeson has 217 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12944 as of the latest data, more common than 7% of boys, 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 2006 to 2025.
- #12,449 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,944 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braeson ranks #12,449 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,944 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 217 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braeson's 217 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Braeson compares
217 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Braeson's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braeson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braeson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braeson's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braeson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Braeson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (118 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Braeson's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Braeson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 118 births (54% of all-time use).
Braeson by state
Where Braeson concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.8% |
6 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Braeson's data
- Braeson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braesons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Braeson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 yrs)
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, 2006–2025 (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 Braeson 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.