Boys' name · peaked in 2017
Braxton name popularity since 1925
66,358 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Braxton (1.2% girls, 98.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Braxton is about 12 years old in 2026. Braxton peaked in 2017 as the #118 name for boys, and it ranked #172 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 66,358
- Named Braxton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #172
- for boys in 2025 (2,131 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.8% boys
- 823 girls · 65,535 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.60× its national share
Peak year is the year Braxton made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Braxton births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2014. Measured as a share of all babies, Braxton peaked in 2017.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Braxton became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 12,900 baby boys to 1 in 3,810.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Braxton's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Braxton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Braxton in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 117 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 227 | #1,714 |
| 1940s | 0 | 191 | #2,139 |
| 1950s | 0 | 166 | #2,313 |
| 1960s | 0 | 166 | #2,282 |
| 1970s | 0 | 265 | #1,663 |
| 1980s | 0 | 872 | #907 |
| 1990s | 178 | 5,079 | #434 |
| 2000s | 307 | 13,905 | #249 |
| 2010s | 270 | 30,332 | #121 |
| 2020–25 | 68 | 14,215 | #172 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
55.7% of babies named Braxton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Braxton is most popular
The index compares Braxton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Braxton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.60× | 2,513 |
| Idaho | 3.04× | 776 |
| Kentucky | 2.40× | 2,579 |
| Alabama | 2.35× | 2,675 |
| Arkansas | 2.30× | 1,515 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Braxton and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Braxton (this page) | 65,535 | 2017 |
| Braxtyn | 2,095 | 2021 |
| Braxten | 1,864 | 2017 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Braxton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Braxton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Braxton (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data