Recorded 1998–2014 Boys' name Peak 2012 24 births

Branten — boys' name

24 babies named Branten in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52010s14
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Branten was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

7 babies were named Branten in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Branten

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Branten between 1998 and 2014, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Branten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Branten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Branten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Branten 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 24 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.

Branten at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

24

Since 1998

17 years of records

Peak year

2012

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1998

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2014

Branten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1998

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Branten by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
14 births that decade — 58% of Branten's all-time total
1990s52000s52010s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Branten?
24 babies have been named Branten since 1998. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2012 with 7 births.
When was Branten most popular?
Branten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Branten been used?
Branten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 17 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Branten?
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, 1998–2014 (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.