Boys' name · since 2009

Brox

Brox has 54 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,620 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Brox sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 54 recorded since 2009.

Social Security Administration records show Brox recorded 54 times among boys since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2009 to 2023.

  • #21,620 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 54 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brox ranks #21,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,620 of 45,481
all-time among boys
54
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Brox's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Brox's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Brox's full recorded timeline at 2014, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Brox popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
45678910 200920102011201220142015201620192023 5

Brox by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (40 births, 74% of the file).

2010s was Brox's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Brox births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brox? ▼
Brox has been given to 54 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,620 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 9 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Brox sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brox ranks #21,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Brox most popular? ▼
Brox was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Brox been used? ▼
Brox has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Brox? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brody, Brooks, Brock, Brodie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Brox's data

  • Brox's decade-level peak was the 2010s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Keep exploring Brox

Nearby Names Like Brox

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brox

Brody Boy
#236 81,678 births
Brooks Boy
#64 57,946 births
Brock Boy
#811 43,540 births
Brodie Boy
#1039 11,391 births
Bronson Boy
#1049 10,693 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Bub
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Berger
54 births · Peak 1914
Hoye
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Era
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Aldor
54 births · Peak 1915
Loral
54 births · Peak 1921

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Brox: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2023 (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 Brox 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.