Boys' name · since 2006
Brazen
Brazen has 228 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brazen is the #5008 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 228 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brazen has been recorded 228 times among boys since 2006, currently ranked #5008 nationally and more common than 64% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #12,172 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,008 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 228 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brazen ranks #12,172 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,008 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 228 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brazen's 228 recorded births place it above 73.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Brazen compares
228 40th percentile among 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
Brazen's all-time total is 38% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brazen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 228 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brazen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brazen's full recorded timeline at 2016, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brazen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Brazen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (129 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Brazen's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Brazen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (57% of all-time use).
Brazen by state
Where Brazen concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 228 births nationwide.
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What to do with Brazen's data
- Brazen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brazens (5 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 Brazen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Brazen 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.