Boys' name · since 1986
Brayant
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 287 babies named Brayant, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 287
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brayant is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 287 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Brayant recorded 287 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2022.
- #10,835 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 287 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brayant ranks #10,835 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 287
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brayant's 287 recorded births place it above 76.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Brayant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brayant splits its recorded history at 2000: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brayant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Brayant by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (161 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Brayant's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Brayant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (56% of all-time use).
Brayant by state
Where Brayant concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 3.5% |
53 of 287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Brayant's decade-level peak was the 2000s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Brayants (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Brayant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1986–2022 (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 Brayant 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.