Total births
202
US rank #8147 Boys' name Peak 2019 202 births
Braxson — #8147 US boys' name
202 babies named Braxson in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#8147
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 43% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Braxson was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
25 babies were named Braxson in 2019 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Braxson
The Social Security Administration has registered 202 babies named Braxson between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braxson currently holds the #8147 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 25 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Braxson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Braxson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Braxson 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 202 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.
Braxson at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#8,147
Active since
2011
Braxson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011
- Peak year (2019)
- 25
- Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
Braxson by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 133 births that decade — 66% of Braxson's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Braxson? ▼
202 babies have been named Braxson since 2011. It currently ranks #8147 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 25 births.
When was Braxson most popular? ▼
Braxson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Braxson been used? ▼
Braxson has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Braxson? ▼
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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Brady Boy
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Brad Boy
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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, 2011–2024 (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.