US rank #5796 Boys' name Peak 2012 610 births

Braysen — #5796 US boys' name

610 babies named Braysen in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1012010s3682020s141
#5796
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Braysen was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

48 babies were named Braysen in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Braysen

The Social Security Administration has registered 610 babies named Braysen between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braysen currently holds the #5796 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Braysen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 368 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Braysen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 51 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Braysen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Braysen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 610 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Braysen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

610

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2012

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,796

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Braysen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
48
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0102030405060 20242021201820152012200920062003 6

Braysen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
368 births that decade — 60% of Braysen's all-time total
2000s1012010s3682020s141

Braysen by state

Where Braysen concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Braysen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
51 8.4%
Texas share of Braysen's total US births 8.4%

51 of 610 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braysen?
610 babies have been named Braysen since 2003. It currently ranks #5796 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 48 births.
When was Braysen most popular?
Braysen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 368 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Braysen most popular?
The top states for the name Braysen are Texas (51 births).
How long has the name Braysen been used?
Braysen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Braysen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.