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Braxton name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Braxton ranks #172 in male records (2,131 reported) and #15,322 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#15,322 · 5 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 10 female records (15 to 5); rank moved from #7,308 to #15,322.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 3 female records (8 to 5); rank moved from #11,295 to #15,322.
2025 male rank and count
#172 · 2,131 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 45 male records (2,176 to 2,131); rank moved from #170 to #172.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 452 male records (2,583 to 2,131); rank moved from #146 to #172.
Peak year in available data
2017: 3,352 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Braxton becoming more popular?

Braxton's reported male count decreased by 45 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #170 to #172. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Braxton in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for BraxtonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,3520201620252016: 31 female records2017: 30 female records2018: 21 female records2019: 11 female records2020: 13 female records2021: 8 female records2022: 16 female records2023: 11 female records2024: 15 female records2025: 5 female records2016: 3,315 male records2017: 3,352 male records2018: 3,016 male records2019: 3,038 male records2020: 2,785 male records2021: 2,583 male records2022: 2,397 male records2023: 2,143 male records2024: 2,176 male records2025: 2,131 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025515,3222,131172
2024157,3082,176170
2023119,0882,143169
2022167,0382,397156
2021811,2952,583146
2020138,0482,785131
2019119,2263,038126
2018215,8183,016130
2017304,5983,352118
2016314,5463,315125

Questions about Braxton’s popularity

How common is Braxton in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Braxton ranks #172 in male records (2,131 reported) and #15,322 in female records (5 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Braxton?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Braxton only.

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