Boys' name · since 1994
Braxtin
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 536 babies named Braxtin, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,301 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braxtin currently ranks #6301 among boys' names in America, with 536 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braxtin has been recorded 536 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #6301 nationally and more common than 55% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #7,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,301 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 536 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braxtin ranks #7,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,301 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 536 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,301 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braxtin's 536 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
How Braxtin compares
536 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Braxtin's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braxtin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 536 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braxtin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Braxtin splits its recorded history at 2012: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Braxtin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Currently ranks #6301 among boys.
536 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 42 births in a single year.
Braxtin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2009 (Braxtin as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Braxtin accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Braxtin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (299 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Braxtin's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Braxtin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
122 births
- 2010s
2010s
299 births
- 2020s 98
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 299 births (56% of all-time use).
Braxtin decade highlights
- Peak decade 299 births
- Runner-up 122 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Braxtin 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 Braxtin's total volume
Braxtin by state
Where Braxtin concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Indiana 0.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 0.9% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 0.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Indiana accounts for 0.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Braxtin's data
- Braxtin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 98 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Braxtins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Braxtin: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Braxtin 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.
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