Recorded 1986–2022 Boys' name Peak 2003 287 births

Brayant — boys' name

287 babies named Brayant in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s832000s1612010s142020s6
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Brayant was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

24 babies were named Brayant in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brayant

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Brayant between 1986 and 2022, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brayant currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brayant performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Brayant shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Brayant in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brayant 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 287 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.

Brayant at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

287

Since 1986

37 years of records

Peak year

2003

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1986

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2022

Brayant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1986

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
24
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 20222008200420001996199119871986 5

Brayant by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
161 births that decade — 56% of Brayant's all-time total
1980s231990s832000s1612010s142020s6

Brayant by state

Where Brayant concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Brayant
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
53 18.5%
#2 Texas
10 3.5%
California share of Brayant's total US births 18.5%
Even split

53 of 287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brayant?
287 babies have been named Brayant since 1986. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 24 births.
When was Brayant most popular?
Brayant was most popular in the 2000s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Brayant most popular?
The top states for the name Brayant are California (53 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Brayant been used?
Brayant has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 37 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Brayant?
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.

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, 1986–2022 (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.