US rank #6098 Boys' name Peak 2019 401 births

Brax — #6098 US boys' name

401 babies named Brax in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s282010s2392020s134
#6098
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 57% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Brax was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

36 babies were named Brax in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brax

The Social Security Administration has registered 401 babies named Brax between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brax currently holds the #6098 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brax performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brax shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Brax in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brax 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 401 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.

Brax at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

401

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2019

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,098

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brax popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
36
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
010203040 2024202120182015201220092006 7

Brax by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
239 births that decade — 60% of Brax's all-time total
2000s282010s2392020s134

Brax by state

Where Brax concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brax
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
31 7.7%
#2 California
5 1.2%
Texas share of Brax's total US births 7.7%
Even split

31 of 401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brax?
401 babies have been named Brax since 2006. It currently ranks #6098 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 36 births.
When was Brax most popular?
Brax was most popular in the 2010s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Brax most popular?
The top states for the name Brax are Texas (31 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Brax been used?
Brax has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brax?
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, 2006–2024 (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.