Boys' name · since 2003
Braxon
Braxon has 386 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
386 babies have been named Braxon since 2003, making it today's #7049 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braxon has been recorded 386 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #7049 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #9,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,049 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 386 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braxon ranks #9,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,049 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 386 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,049 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 386
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braxon's 386 recorded births place it above 79.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Braxon compares
386 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Braxon's all-time total is 5% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braxon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 386 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braxon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Braxon's full recorded timeline at 2015, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Braxon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Braxon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (230 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Braxon's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Braxon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 70
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 230 births (60% of all-time use).
Braxon by state
Where Braxon concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.6% |
10 of 386 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Braxon's data
- Braxon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (230 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braxons (10 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 Braxon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Braxon 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.