Boys' name · since 1977
Braydon
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 14,315 babies named Braydon, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,315
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braydon currently ranks #1784 among boys' names in America, with 14,315 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Braydon recorded 14,315 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #1784 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, 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 1977 to 2025.
- #1,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,784 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,315 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braydon ranks #1,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,784 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,315 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,315
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braydon's 14,315 recorded births place it above 97.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Braydon compares
14,315 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Braydon's all-time total is 39x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braydon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,315 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,035 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Braydon splits its recorded history at 2002: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 1,035 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Braydon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 1,035
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Braydon popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 2004 (Braydon as girls' name)
Braydon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (6,687 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Braydon's strongest decade.
6,687 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Braydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 1,383
1990s
1,383 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,687 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,274 births
- 2020s 835
2020s
835 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6,687 births (47% of all-time use).
How Braydon 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 Braydon's total volume
Braydon by state
Where Braydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,155 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 758 | 5.3% |
| #3 | California | | 725 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 679 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 673 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 486 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 476 | 3.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 468 | 3.3% |
1,155 of 14,315 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Braydon appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braydon's data
- Braydon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (6,687 total births); usage has since declined to 835 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Braydons (1,155 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 Braydon: 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 (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Braydon 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.