Is Brayton a boy or girl name?
Brayton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 24 boys were named Brayton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 2,501 US babies named Brayton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,322
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Brayton since 1916
- 2,501
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 106 babies
Boys and girls named Brayton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 513 | 11 | 2.1% |
| 2000s | 812 | 11 | 1.3% |
| 2010s | 773 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,322 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 54 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,697 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,491 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,511 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 81 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 100 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 84 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 106 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 86 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 92 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 77 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 84 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 70 | #1,922 | 6 | #15,447 |
| 2005 | 93 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 84 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 77 | #1,565 | 5 | #15,721 |
| 2000 | 88 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 75 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 70 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,278 | 6 | #12,036 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,898 | 5 | #13,715 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,373 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,547 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,464 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,607 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,993 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,045 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,903 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,197 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,363 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,487 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,318 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,226 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,250 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,972 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brayton reached #1,278 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #12,036 in 1996. 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 Brayton
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.