Braxden — boys' name
205 babies named Braxden in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
60% of everyone ever named Braxden was born in this single decade.
22 babies were named Braxden in 2013 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Braxden
The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Braxden between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braxden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 22 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Braxden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Braxden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Braxden 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 205 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.
Braxden at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Braxden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004
- Peak year (2013)
- 22
- Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2023.
205 total births across 20 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2013 with 22 births in a single year.
Braxden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 124 births that decade — 60% of Braxden's all-time total
Braxden decade highlights
- Peak decade 124 births
- Runner-up 44 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Braxden's strongest decade
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 60% of all-time use.
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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, 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.