Boys' name · since 1970
Brayden
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 136,548 babies named Brayden, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #229 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136,548
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brayden is the #229 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 136,548 recorded since 1970.
Brayden has 136,548 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #229 as of the latest data, more common than 98% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #245 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #229 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 136,548 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brayden ranks #245 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #229 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 136,548 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #245 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #229 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136,548
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brayden's 136,548 recorded births place it above 99.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brayden compares
136,548 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Brayden's all-time total is 370x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brayden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 136,548 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9,122 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brayden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brayden's full recorded timeline at 2000, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 9,122 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brayden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 9,122
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Brayden popularity over time - girls
1,058 total births recorded since 1993 (Brayden as girls' name)
Brayden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (66,017 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Brayden's strongest decade.
66,017 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Brayden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 318
1980s
318 births
- 1990s 5,294
1990s
5,294 births
- 2000s
2000s
50,382 births
- 2010s
2010s
66,017 births
- 2020s 14,487
2020s
14,487 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66,017 births (48% of all-time use).
How Brayden 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 Brayden's total volume
Brayden by state
Where Brayden concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10,770 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 8,777 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7,035 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6,302 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6,159 | 4.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 5,232 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 4,885 | 3.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 4,824 | 3.5% |
10,770 of 136,548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Brayden appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brayden's data
- Brayden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (66,017 total births); usage has since declined to 14,487 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Braydens (10,770 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brayden: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Brayden 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.