Braxen — #13256 US boys' name
98 babies named Braxen in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 7% of names given to boys today.
65% of everyone ever named Braxen was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Braxen in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Braxen
The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Braxen between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braxen currently holds the #13256 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Braxen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Braxen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Braxen 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 98 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.
Braxen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Braxen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #13256 among boys.
98 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 12 births in a single year.
Braxen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 64 births that decade — 65% of Braxen's all-time total
Braxen decade highlights
- Peak decade 64 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Braxen's strongest decade
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 65% 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, 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.