Recorded 1994–2022 Boys' name Peak 2011 277 births

Braison — boys' name

277 babies named Braison in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s662010s1632020s26
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Braison was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

23 babies were named Braison in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Braison

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Braison between 1994 and 2022, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braison currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Braison performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Braison shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Braison in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 277 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Braison at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

277

Since 1994

29 years of records

Peak year

2011

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1994

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2022

Braison popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1994

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
23
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 202220182015201220092006200319971994 8

Braison by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
163 births that decade — 59% of Braison's all-time total
1990s222000s662010s1632020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braison?
277 babies have been named Braison since 1994. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 23 births.
When was Braison most popular?
Braison was most popular in the 2010s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Braison been used?
Braison has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 29 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Braison?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.