Is Braxton a boy or girl name?
Braxton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 2,168 boys were named Braxton, so 0.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.3% of the 64,485 US babies named Braxton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #170
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,280
- Babies named Braxton since 1885
- 64,485
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 3,393 babies
Boys and girls named Braxton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 157 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 230 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 227 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 191 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 872 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 5,079 | 178 | 3.4% |
| 2000s | 13,905 | 307 | 2.2% |
| 2010s | 30,323 | 270 | 0.9% |
| 2020s | 12,060 | 63 | 0.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,168 | #170 | 15 | #7,280 |
| 2023 | 2,138 | #169 | 11 | #9,080 |
| 2022 | 2,393 | #156 | 16 | #7,034 |
| 2021 | 2,579 | #146 | 8 | #11,290 |
| 2020 | 2,782 | #131 | 13 | #8,041 |
| 2019 | 3,036 | #126 | 11 | #9,220 |
| 2018 | 3,015 | #130 | 21 | #5,818 |
| 2017 | 3,351 | #118 | 30 | #4,595 |
| 2016 | 3,313 | #125 | 31 | #4,545 |
| 2015 | 3,312 | #121 | 28 | #4,880 |
| 2014 | 3,363 | #120 | 30 | #4,676 |
| 2013 | 3,107 | #123 | 37 | #4,014 |
| 2012 | 3,018 | #125 | 27 | #5,130 |
| 2011 | 2,515 | #153 | 28 | #4,942 |
| 2010 | 2,293 | #170 | 27 | #5,128 |
| 2009 | 2,241 | #174 | 26 | #5,410 |
| 2008 | 1,940 | #202 | 16 | #7,799 |
| 2007 | 1,773 | #216 | 28 | #5,117 |
| 2006 | 1,605 | #224 | 31 | #4,593 |
| 2005 | 1,316 | #249 | 28 | #4,724 |
| 2004 | 1,581 | #220 | 53 | #2,970 |
| 2003 | 1,004 | #301 | 30 | #4,324 |
| 2002 | 837 | #328 | 32 | #3,990 |
| 2001 | 794 | #345 | 35 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 814 | #337 | 28 | #4,308 |
| 1999 | 820 | #331 | 35 | #3,515 |
| 1998 | 837 | #324 | 38 | #3,234 |
| 1997 | 783 | #333 | 36 | #3,229 |
| 1996 | 593 | #398 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 1995 | 527 | #434 | 27 | #3,894 |
| 1994 | 507 | #444 | 17 | #5,474 |
| 1993 | 327 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 254 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 230 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 201 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 155 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 136 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 109 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 114 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 100 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 72 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 50 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,944 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,321 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,282 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 26 | #1,549 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,299 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,947 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 25 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 25 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,281 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 23 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 30 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 19 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,519 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 18 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 20 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #846 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Braxton reached #118 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #2,970 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Braxton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.