Recorded 2004–2023 Boys' name Peak 2005 209 births

Brasen — boys' name

209 babies named Brasen in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s942010s862020s29
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Brasen was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

31 babies were named Brasen in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brasen

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Brasen between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brasen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brasen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brasen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Brasen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brasen 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 209 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.

Brasen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

209

Since 2004

20 years of records

Peak year

2005

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2004

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2023

Brasen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
31
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
010203040 2023201920152012200920052004 22

Brasen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
94 births that decade — 45% of Brasen's all-time total
2000s942010s862020s29

Brasen by state

Where Brasen concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Brasen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.4%
California share of Brasen's total US births 2.4%

5 of 209 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brasen?
209 babies have been named Brasen since 2004. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 31 births.
When was Brasen most popular?
Brasen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Brasen most popular?
The top states for the name Brasen are California (5 births).
How long has the name Brasen been used?
Brasen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Brasen?
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, 2004–2023 (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.