Unisex name · since 1994
Brazos
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 357 babies named Brazos, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,945 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brazos is the #7945 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 357 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Brazos recorded 357 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #7945 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #9,639 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,945 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 357 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brazos ranks #9,639 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,945 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 357 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,639 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,945 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brazos's 357 recorded births place it above 78.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Brazos compares
357 49th 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
Brazos's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brazos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 357 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brazos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brazos's full recorded timeline at 2012, 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 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brazos popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Brazos popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 2019 (Brazos as girls' name)
Brazos by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (171 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Brazos's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Brazos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 59
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
171 births
- 2020s
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 171 births (48% of all-time use).
Brazos by state
Where Brazos concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 187 | 52.4% |
187 of 357 births nationwide.
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What to do with Brazos's data
- Brazos's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (171 total births) through the 2020s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Brazoss (187 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 Brazos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Brazos 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.