Brayton
Brayton was the 3964th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1278th; the most babies were born in 2012 (106). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,134 places. More babies were named Brayton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,964 boys, down 1,451 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,528babies recorded
Brayton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1994.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,964 | 27 |
| 2020 | #2,513 | 51 |
| 2010 | #1,677 | 92 |
| 2000 | #1,409 | 88 |
| 1990 | #3,066 | 20 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #3,557 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,363 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Brayton, counting every spelling?
Brayton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 27 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 27 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayton | 27 | #3,964 | 178 |
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 Brayton?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Brayton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Brayton 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Brayton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Brayton?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Brayton are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 27. That makes Brayton mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Brayton by state
How common Brayton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Brayton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Brayton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Brayton
How popular is the name Brayton?
Brayton was the 3964th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1278th; the most babies were born in 2012 (106). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,134 places. More babies were named Brayton in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Brayton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Brayton in the US.
Where is Brayton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Brayton was most common in Indiana (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.