Boys' name · since 1997
Brayten
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 185 babies named Brayten, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 185
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
185 boys have been named Brayten since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brayten has been recorded 185 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1997 to 2022.
- #13,426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 185 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brayten ranks #13,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 185
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brayten's 185 recorded births place it above 70.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brayten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brayten's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brayten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Brayten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Brayten's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Brayten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brayten's data
- Brayten's decade-level peak was the 2010s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brayten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1997–2022 (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 Brayten 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.