How popular is the name Braxton?

Braxton ranks 418th among boys' names in US records, with 64,485 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 28,087.

Is Braxton a unisex name?

No. Braxton is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2014, when 3,363 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#418 of boy names

Pronounced B R AE1 K S T AH0 N (ARPABET)

Braxton is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 64,485 children — the 418th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2014, when 3,363 children were given it.

2014Boys: 3,363Girls: 30

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Braxton?: Braxton ranks 418th among boys' names in US records, with 64,485 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 28,087.
Is Braxton a unisex name?: No. Braxton is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Braxton most popular?: 2014, when 3,363 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.