Boys' name · since 2005
Braycen
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 353 babies named Braycen, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,055 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
353 babies have been named Braycen since 2005, making it today's #8055 boys' name.
Braycen has 353 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8055 as of the latest data, more common than 42% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #9,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,055 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 353 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braycen ranks #9,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,055 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 353 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,055 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braycen's 353 recorded births place it above 78.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Braycen compares
353 49th percentile among 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
Braycen's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braycen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braycen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Braycen's full recorded timeline at 2015, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Braycen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Braycen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (221 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Braycen's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Braycen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
221 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 221 births (63% of all-time use).
Braycen by state
Where Braycen concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
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- Braycen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (221 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braycens (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Braycen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Braycen 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.