Brayten — boys' name

What the Data Says About Brayten

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Brayten between 1997 and 2022, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brayten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brayten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brayten shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brayten 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 185 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.