Boys' name · since 1992
Braxten
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 1,864 babies named Braxten, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,708 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,864
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Braxten is the #2708 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,864 recorded since 1992.
Braxten has 1,864 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2708 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #3,451 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,708 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,864 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braxten ranks #3,451 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,708 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,864 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,451 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,708 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,864
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braxten's 1,864 recorded births place it above 92.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Braxten compares
1,864 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Braxten's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braxten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,864 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braxten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Braxten's full recorded timeline at 2009, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Braxten popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Braxten popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2007 (Braxten as girls' name)
Braxten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (981 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Braxten's strongest decade.
981 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Braxten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
440 births
- 2010s
2010s
981 births
- 2020s 368
2020s
368 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 981 births (53% of all-time use).
How Braxten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Braxten's total volume
Braxten by state
Where Braxten concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 111 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Utah | | 63 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 60 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 56 | 3.0% |
| #5 | California | | 41 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 23 | 1.2% |
111 of 1,864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Braxten appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braxten's data
- Braxten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (981 total births) through the 2020s (368) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braxtens (111 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 Braxten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Braxten 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.