Braxton
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #172 for boys in 2025, 2,131 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2017 · 3,352 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 65,831since 1885
Braxton over time
Rank among boys' names. Braxton has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #172 | 2,131 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #170 | 2,176 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #169 | 2,143 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #156 | 2,397 |
| 2021 | #11,146 | 8 | #146 | 2,583 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #131 | 2,785 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #126 | 3,038 |
| 2018 | #5,785 | 21 | #130 | 3,016 |
| 2017 | #4,576 | 30 | #118 | 3,352 |
| 2016 | #4,531 | 31 | #125 | 3,315 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | #121 | 3,313 |
| 2014 | #4,657 | 30 | #120 | 3,364 |
| 2013 | #4,002 | 37 | #123 | 3,107 |
| 2012 | #5,114 | 27 | #125 | 3,018 |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | #153 | 2,516 |
| 2010 | #5,108 | 27 | #170 | 2,293 |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | #174 | 2,241 |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | #202 | 1,940 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #216 | 1,773 |
| 2006 | #4,576 | 31 | #224 | 1,605 |
| 2005 | #4,704 | 28 | #249 | 1,316 |
| 2004 | #2,965 | 53 | #220 | 1,581 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #301 | 1,004 |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 | #328 | 837 |
| 2001 | #3,703 | 35 | #345 | 794 |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | #337 | 814 |
| 1999 | #3,509 | 35 | #331 | 820 |
| 1998 | #3,222 | 38 | #324 | 837 |
| 1997 | #3,224 | 36 | #333 | 783 |
| 1996 | #4,184 | 25 | #398 | 593 |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 | #434 | 527 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #444 | 507 |
| 1993 | — | #565 | 327 | |
| 1992 | — | #647 | 254 | |
| 1991 | — | #667 | 230 | |
| 1990 | — | #717 | 201 | |
| 1989 | — | #800 | 155 | |
| 1988 | — | #813 | 136 | |
| 1987 | — | #896 | 109 | |
| 1986 | — | #848 | 114 | |
| 1985 | — | #906 | 100 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,144 | 63 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,040 | 72 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,320 | 50 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,548 | 39 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,695 | 34 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,633 | 35 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,688 | 32 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,948 | 25 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,711 | 30 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,658 | 30 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,659 | 29 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,982 | 21 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,862 | 23 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,939 | 21 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,308 | 14 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,891 | 17 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,975 | 17 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,957 | 17 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,439 | 31 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,709 | 22 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,547 | 26 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,263 | 13 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,302 | 12 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,826 | 18 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,287 | 12 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,856 | 17 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,774 | 18 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,616 | 21 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,559 | 22 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,733 | 19 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,271 | 11 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,131 | 11 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,308 | 28 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,276 | 27 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,573 | 19 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,323 | 25 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,521 | 20 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,233 | 29 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,384 | 23 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,708 | 17 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,357 | 25 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,281 | 27 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,584 | 20 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,693 | 18 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,533 | 23 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,323 | 30 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,796 | 19 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,515 | 24 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,493 | 25 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,839 | 19 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,589 | 23 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,952 | 17 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,360 | 30 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,543 | 24 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,624 | 21 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,505 | 22 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,660 | 18 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,342 | 20 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
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| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
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| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Braxton! It came in at #836, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1909, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Braxton is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#49 · 1 in 204
- West Virginia#52 · 1 in 164
- Mississippi#52 · 1 in 225
- Kentucky#56 · 1 in 204
- Wyoming#57 · 1 in 163
Best ever in a state: #9 in West Virginia, 2016.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #49 | 116 | 1 in 204 |
| Mississippi | #52 | 70 | 1 in 225 |
| West Virginia | #52 | 53 | 1 in 164 |
| Kentucky | #56 | 116 | 1 in 204 |
| Wyoming | #57 | 13 | 1 in 163 |
| Alabama | #60 | 106 | 1 in 237 |
| Arkansas | #60 | 68 | 1 in 224 |
| Oklahoma | #78 | 73 | 1 in 294 |
| Indiana | #82 | 123 | 1 in 311 |
| Tennessee | #86 | 104 | 1 in 363 |
| South Dakota | #89 | 16 | 1 in 261 |
| Nebraska | #92 | 33 | 1 in 313 |
| Kansas | #97 | 47 | 1 in 360 |
| Idaho | #101 | 27 | 1 in 340 |
| Louisiana | #104 | 60 | 1 in 419 |
| Montana | #109 | 12 | 1 in 351 |
| North Dakota | #110 | 10 | 1 in 349 |
| Iowa | #139 | 32 | 1 in 515 |
| Missouri | #149 | 53 | 1 in 651 |
| Ohio | #150 | 88 | 1 in 732 |
| North Carolina | #161 | 76 | 1 in 733 |
| South Carolina | #176 | 29 | 1 in 793 |
| Georgia | #209 | 60 | 1 in 1,020 |
| Minnesota | #220 | 29 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Virginia | #231 | 33 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Wisconsin | #241 | 25 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Texas | #245 | 146 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Illinois | #298 | 45 | 1 in 1,661 |
| New Mexico | #301 | 8 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Arizona | #304 | 26 | 1 in 1,669 |
| Nevada | #304 | 10 | 1 in 1,510 |
| Washington | #311 | 24 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Colorado | #312 | 20 | 1 in 1,484 |
| Michigan | #317 | 27 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Maryland | #336 | 15 | 1 in 1,994 |
| Florida | #379 | 43 | 1 in 2,337 |
| Pennsylvania | #428 | 20 | 1 in 3,193 |
| Oregon | #444 | 8 | 1 in 2,517 |
| California | #677 | 38 | 1 in 6,689 |
| New York | #844 | 15 | 1 in 7,274 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Braxton
- 2 spots since 2024 (#170 → #172)
- 41 spots since 2020 (#131 → #172)
- 51 spots since 2015 (#121 → #172)
- Biggest jump: 238 spots in 1985 (#1,144 → #906)
- Biggest drop: 48 spots in 1987 (#848 → #896)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 2017 at #118 (3,352 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1985–2025
- Highest: 1 in 552 boys born in 2017 were named Braxton (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 802 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
- 46.1% of all boys named Braxton (30,332) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #836 (1885) | #836 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,051 (1899) | #1,051 |
| 1900s | 15 | #1,310 (1900) | #1,374 |
| 1910s | 157 | #1,314 (1910) | #1,569 |
| 1920s | 230 | #1,323 (1928) | #1,614 |
| 1930s | 227 | #1,233 (1937) | #1,462 |
| 1940s | 191 | #1,276 (1941) | #1,694 |
| 1950s | 166 | #1,547 (1957) | #1,977 |
| 1960s | 166 | #1,439 (1961) | #2,049 |
| 1970s | 265 | #1,633 (1979) | #1,816 |
| 1980s | 872 | #800 (1989) | #1,101 |
| 1990s | 5,079 | #324 (1998) | #486 |
| 2000s | 13,905 | #174 (2009) | #260 |
| 2010s | 30,332 | #118 (2017) | #131 |
| 2020s | 14,215 | #131 (2020) | #157 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Braxton in 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 118,184 of them was named Braxton, which outranked 62.2% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,408Zeta17
- #7,408Zniyah17
- #7,408Zophia17
- #7,742Braxton16
- #7,742Adalaide16
- #7,742Adriauna16
- #7,742Advika16
- #8,109Aalia15
- #8,109Aaminah15
- #8,109Aariah15
Tied with 366 names at #7,742; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 1,052 of them was named Braxton, which outranked 98.6% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.