Unisex name · since 2012
Braxley
226 babies named Braxley in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 226
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Braxley is the #6391 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 226 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Braxley recorded 226 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #6391 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #12,228 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,391 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 226 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braxley ranks #12,228 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,391 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 226 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,228 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 226
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braxley's 226 recorded births place it above 73.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Braxley compares
226 40th percentile among 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
Braxley's all-time total is 39% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braxley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 226 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braxley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Braxley's full recorded timeline at 2019, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Braxley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Braxley popularity over time - girls
49 total births recorded since 2015 (Braxley as girls' name)
Braxley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Braxley's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Braxley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (50% of all-time use).
Braxley by state
Where Braxley concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8 | 3.5% |
8 of 226 births nationwide.
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What to do with Braxley's data
- Braxley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braxleys (8 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 Braxley: 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 (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Braxley 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.