Boys' name · since 1994
Braven
Braven has 1,053 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,022 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,053
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,053 babies have been named Braven since 1994, making it today's #3022 boys' name.
Braven has 1,053 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3022 as of the latest data, more common than 78% 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.
- #4,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,022 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,053 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braven ranks #4,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,022 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,053 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,022 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,053
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braven's 1,053 recorded births place it above 89.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Braven compares
1,053 Top 31% higher than 69% of 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
Braven's all-time total is 185% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,053 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braven's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Braven popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 2019 (Braven as girls' name)
Braven by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (482 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Braven's strongest decade.
482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Braven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 142
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
482 births
- 2020s
2020s
401 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 482 births (46% of all-time use).
How Braven compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Braven's total volume
Braven by state
Where Braven concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
54 of 1,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Braven appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braven's data
- Braven's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (482 total births) through the 2020s (401) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bravens (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Braven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
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 Braven 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.