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
0%100%Median name50%54.7%
Braxtin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Braxtin's 536 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
42
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
01020304050 19942001200620102014201820222025 14

Braxtin popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2009 (Braxtin as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2009 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 299 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 020406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -49, 8.6%-21, 8.2%-34, 6.9%-46, 6.5%-99, 4.1%-79, 4.5%-51, 4.7%-45, 6%-33, 7.9%-16, 13.8%-40, 5.2%-52, 5.6%-64, 3.5%-26, 8.4%-57, 3.9%Braxtin-32, 7.8%Braxtin
Braxtin vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Braxtin by state

Where Braxtin concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Braxtin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 0.9%
#2 Ohio
5 0.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
Indiana share of Braxtin's total US births 0.9%
Even split

5 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braxtin?
Braxtin has been given to 536 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,567 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,301 of 13,930. 42 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Braxtin sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Braxtin most popular?
Braxtin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 299 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Braxtin most popular?
The top states for the name Braxtin are Indiana (5 births), Ohio (5 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Braxtin been used?
Braxtin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 32 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Braxtin?
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.

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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.