Braydon

Last seen for girls in 2011 at #13,347 · #1,778 for boys in 2025, 90 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2009 · 1,035 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
14,315
since 1977

Braydon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Braydon has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #311, 2009boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,77890
2024—#1,599107
2023—#1,420128
2022—#1,379135
2021—#1,103189
2020—#1,074186
2019—#974220
2018—#855258
2017—#713342
2016—#672384
2015—#572491
2014—#525528
2013—#472588
2012—#397734
2011#13,3477#369805
2010—#341924
2009—#3111,035
2008—#3241,022
2007—#364870
2006—#397758
2005#13,0107#385752
2004#10,6909#414629
2003—#516467
2002—#516439
2001—#592338
2000—#558377
1999—#578337
1998—#630288
1997—#832174
1996—#893151
1995—#1,005122
1994—#1,20092
1993—#1,20587
1992—#1,38267
1991—#2,01937
1990—#2,43228
1989—#2,35928
1988—#1,98932
1987—#3,52113
1986—#3,13115
1985—#4,05210
1984—#3,70111
1983—#6,2385
1982—#6,3855
1981—#4,9617
1980—#6,2505
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1977—#5,8455
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First appearance
1977

The first year at least five boys were named Braydon! It came in at #5,845, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1977–1980, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Braydon is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,119 boysNHWashington: #328 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,736 boysWAIdaho: #348 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,720 boysIDMontana: #186 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 657 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #331 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,141 boysMNIllinois: #435 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,967 boysILWisconsin: #372 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,443 boysWIMichigan: #275 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,710 boysMINew York: #1,125 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,031 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedRIOregon: #384 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,160 boysORNevada: #414 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,444 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedSDIowa: #187 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 821 boysIAIndiana: #188 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 832 boysINOhio: #232 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,337 boysOHPennsylvania: #295 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,058 boysPANew Jersey: #835 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,822 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #698 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 7,702 boysCAUtah: #536 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,731 boysUTColorado: #423 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,725 boysCONebraska: #215 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 859 boysNEMissouri: #262 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,480 boysMOKentucky: #131 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 572 boysKYWest Virginia: #164 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 749 boysWVVirginia: #374 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,533 boysVAMaryland: #466 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,198 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedDEArizona: #354 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,123 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedNMKansas: #285 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,369 boysKSArkansas: #203 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 941 boysARTennessee: #516 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,684 boysTNNorth Carolina: #376 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,274 boysNCSouth Carolina: #284 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,514 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #229 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,031 boysOKLouisiana: #234 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,148 boysLAMississippi: #290 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,475 boysMSAlabama: #374 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,156 boysALGeorgia: #521 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,317 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Braydon, so not publishedHITexas: #407 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 2,703 boysTXFlorida: #550 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,125 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#131 · 1 in 572
  2. West Virginia#164 · 1 in 749
  3. Montana#186 · 1 in 657
  4. Iowa#187 · 1 in 821
  5. Indiana#188 · 1 in 832

Best ever in a state: #106 in Wyoming, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#131411 in 572
West Virginia#164121 in 749
Montana#18661 in 657
Iowa#187201 in 821
Indiana#188461 in 832
Arkansas#203161 in 941
New Hampshire#21051 in 1,119
Nebraska#215121 in 859
Oklahoma#229201 in 1,031
Ohio#232491 in 1,337
Louisiana#234211 in 1,148
Missouri#262231 in 1,480
Michigan#275321 in 1,710
South Carolina#284141 in 1,514
Kansas#285121 in 1,369
Mississippi#290101 in 1,475
Pennsylvania#295311 in 2,058
Washington#328201 in 1,736
Minnesota#331141 in 2,141
Idaho#34851 in 1,720
Arizona#354201 in 2,123
Wisconsin#372121 in 2,443
Alabama#374111 in 2,156
Virginia#374171 in 2,533
North Carolina#376231 in 2,274
Oregon#38491 in 2,160
Texas#407671 in 2,703
Nevada#41461 in 2,444
Colorado#423111 in 2,725
Illinois#435261 in 2,967
Maryland#46691 in 3,198
Tennessee#516101 in 3,684
Georgia#521181 in 3,317
Utah#53661 in 3,731
Florida#550241 in 4,125
California#698331 in 7,702
New Jersey#83561 in 7,822
New York#1,12591 in 12,031
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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 Braydon
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 179 spots since 2024 (#1,599 → #1,778)
  • 704 spots since 2020 (#1,074 → #1,778)
  • 1,206 spots since 2015 (#572 → #1,778)
  • Biggest jump: 202 spots in 1998 (#832 → #630)
  • Biggest drop: 142 spots in 2018 (#713 → #855)
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1977
  • Peaked 2009 at #311 (1,035 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 24 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1996–2019
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,916
  • Highest: 1 in 1,916 boys born in 2009 were named Braydon (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,979 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 46.7% of all boys named Braydon (6,687) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s5#5,845 (1977)#5,845
1980s131#1,989 (1988)#4,259
1990s1,383#578 (1999)#1,218
2000s6,687#311 (2009)#438
2010s5,274#341 (2010)#589
2020s835#1,074 (2020)#1,392

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.

Braydon in 2005

girls
#13,010
7 births · 1 in 263,977 girls
boys
#385
752 births · 1 in 2,656 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #13,010Braydon7

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #385Braydon752
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 263,977 of them was named Braydon, which outranked 32.2% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Braydon
  1. #11,834Zori8
  2. #11,834Zoye8
  3. #11,834Zulmy8
  4. #13,010Braydon7
  5. #13,010Aalaysha7
  6. #13,010Aaleeyah7
  7. #13,010Aaliyan7
  8. #14,502Aailyah6
  9. #14,502Aalayjah6
  10. #14,502Aania6

Tied with 1,491 names at #13,010; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 2,656 of them was named Braydon, which outranked 97.1% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Braydon
  1. #382Tate759
  2. #383Dean756
  3. #383Jonas756
  4. #385Braydon752
  5. #386Elliot750
  6. #387Isiah742
  7. #387Weston742
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →