Boys' name · since 2003
Braysen
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 625 babies named Braysen, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,047 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 625
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Braysen is the #6047 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 625 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braysen has been recorded 625 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #6047 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #6,898 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,047 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 625 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braysen ranks #6,898 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,047 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 625 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,898 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,047 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 625
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braysen's 625 recorded births place it above 84.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Braysen compares
625 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Braysen's all-time total is 69% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braysen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 625 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braysen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braysen's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braysen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Braysen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (368 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Braysen's strongest decade.
368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Braysen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 101
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
368 births
- 2020s
2020s
156 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 368 births (59% of all-time use).
How Braysen 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 Braysen's total volume
Braysen by state
Where Braysen concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 51 | 8.2% |
51 of 625 births nationwide.
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What to do with Braysen's data
- Braysen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (368 total births) through the 2020s (156) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braysens (51 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 Braysen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Braysen 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.