Braven
Braven was the 2999th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1566th with 107 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 537 places. More babies were named Braven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,999 boys, down 1,122 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018107 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,084babies recorded
Braven popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 31 since 2019.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,999 | 41 |
| 2020 | #1,877 | 79 |
| 2010 | #4,378 | 22 |
| 2000 | #4,811 | 15 |
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How popular is Braven, counting every spelling?
Braven is the most common spelling of a name family that had 41 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 41 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braven | 41 | #2,999 | 322 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Braven?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Braven (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Braven born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Braven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Braven?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Braven are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Braven a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Braven by state
How common Braven was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Braven: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Braven, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Braven
How popular is the name Braven?
Braven was the 2999th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1566th with 107 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 537 places. More babies were named Braven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Braven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Braven in the US.
Where is Braven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Braven was most common in Tennessee (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Missouri.