Boys' name · since 1994
Braison
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 288 babies named Braison, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 288
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Braison is the #7416 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 288 recorded since 1994.
Braison has 288 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7416 as of the latest data, more common than 47% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #10,814 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,416 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 288 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braison ranks #10,814 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,416 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 288 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,814 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 288
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braison's 288 recorded births place it above 76.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Braison compares
288 45th 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
Braison's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braison | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 288 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Braison splits its recorded history at 2011: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Braison popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Braison by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (163 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Braison's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Braison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 163 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Braison's decade-level peak was the 2010s (163 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Braison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Braison 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.