US rank #2375 Boys' name Peak 2018 1,009 births

Braven — #2375 US boys' name

1,009 babies named Braven in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s1422010s4822020s357
#2375
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Braven was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

107 babies were named Braven in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Braven

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,009 babies named Braven between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braven currently holds the #2375 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 107 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Braven performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 482 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Braven shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Braven in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Braven 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 1,009 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.

Braven at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,009

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2018

107 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,375

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Braven popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
107
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
-50050100150 20242020201620122008200420001994 5

Braven popularity over time — girls

31 total births recorded since 2019 (Braven as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 31 births
4681012 2022202120202019 11

Braven by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
482 births that decade — 48% of Braven's all-time total
1990s282000s1422010s4822020s357

Braven by state

Where Braven concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Braven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
54 5.4%
#2 Texas
43 4.3%
#3 Florida
16 1.6%
#4 Tennessee
15 1.5%
#5 Georgia
12 1.2%
#6 Oklahoma
11 1.1%
#7 Missouri
10 1.0%
#8 Indiana
6 0.6%
California share of Braven's total US births 5.4%
Even split

54 of 1,009 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Braven appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braven?
1,009 babies have been named Braven since 1994. It currently ranks #2375 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 107 births.
When was Braven most popular?
Braven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 482 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Braven most popular?
The top states for the name Braven are California (54 births), Texas (43 births), Florida (16 births).
How long has the name Braven been used?
Braven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Braven?
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.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.