Boys' name · since 1995
Braydn
Braydn has 424 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 424
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
424 boys have been named Braydn since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Braydn recorded 424 times among boys since 1995, 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 1995 to 2016.
- #8,712 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 424 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braydn ranks #8,712 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 424 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,712 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 424
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braydn's 424 recorded births place it above 80.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Braydn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braydn's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braydn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2016
- Peak year (2009)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Braydn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (243 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Braydn's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Braydn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s
2010s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 243 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Braydn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2010s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Braydn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1995–2016 (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 Braydn 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.