Masculine dossier · first seen 1885

Braxton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Braxton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2014

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

3,363

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1885Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

35.5%

2024

2,168

All-time

63,667

Braxton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 3,363 boys were named Braxton.

In 2024, only 2,168 boys were given the name.

Down 35.5% from its peak.

All told, about 63,667 Americans have been named Braxton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2014

In 2014:3,363 boys named Braxton

In 2024:2,168 boys named Braxton

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