Boys' name · since 2006
Brax
Brax has 423 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,829 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brax is the #4829 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 423 recorded since 2006.
Brax has 423 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4829 as of the latest data, more common than 65% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #8,726 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,829 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 423 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brax ranks #8,726 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,829 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 423 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,829 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brax's 423 recorded births place it above 80.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Brax compares
423 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Brax's all-time total is 15% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brax | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 423 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brax's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brax splits its recorded history at 2016: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brax popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Brax by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (239 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Brax's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Brax births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
239 births
- 2020s
2020s
156 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 239 births (57% of all-time use).
Brax by state
Where Brax concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
31 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Brax's data
- Brax's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (156) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braxs (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Brax: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Brax 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.