Braxton Boy
How popular is Braxton?
#172 boy name in 2025
2,131 baby boys were named Braxton in the US in 2025, making it the 172nd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Braxton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #172 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,131 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #121 in 2015, #131 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (3,364 boys) |
| Highest rank | #118 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Braxton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Braxton family of names ranked #176 for boys in 2025 (#171 the year before), with 2,286 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Braxton | 2,131 | 93% |
| Braxtyn | 82 | 4% |
| Braxten | 48 | 2% |
| Braxtin | 14 | 1% |
| Braxston | 11 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Braxton is most popular
Babies named Braxton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 5.1 per 1,000 (166 boys)
- Mississippi: 3.7 per 1,000 (212 boys)
- Arkansas: 3.6 per 1,000 (227 boys)
- Montana: 3.5 per 1,000 (61 boys)
- Kentucky: 3.2 per 1,000 (325 boys)
Braxton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #835 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1900s | 15 | #1,309 |
| 1910s | 157 | #1,313 |
| 1920s | 230 | #1,323 |
| 1930s | 227 | #1,233 |
| 1940s | 191 | #1,276 |
| 1950s | 166 | #1,546 |
| 1960s | 166 | #1,438 |
| 1970s | 265 | #1,633 |
| 1980s | 872 | #797 |
| 1990s | 5,079 | #324 |
| 2000s | 13,905 | #174 |
| 2010s | 30,332 | #118 |
| 2020s | 14,215 | #131 |
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Questions
- Is Braxton a boy or girl name?
- Braxton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Braxton were boys.
- How popular is the name Braxton?
- 2,131 baby boys were named Braxton in the US in 2025, making it the 172nd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Braxton most popular?
- Braxton peaked in 2014, when 3,364 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #118 in 2017.
- How many people are named Braxton?
- 66,654 babies have been named Braxton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 65,198 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Braxton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Braxton was most common in West Virginia, at 5.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.