Brayson Boy
How popular is Brayson?
#2,390 boy name in 2025
57 baby boys were named Brayson in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name.
Brayson popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,390 for boys (▼ 595 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 57 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,057 in 2015, #1,215 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (218 boys) |
| Highest rank | #955 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1994 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brayson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brayson family of names ranked #1,364 for boys in 2025 (#1,319 the year before), with 110 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brayson | 57 | 52% |
| Braysen | 15 | 14% |
| Brazen | 20 | 18% |
| Braison | 11 | 10% |
| Brayzen | 7 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Brayson is most popular
Babies named Brayson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Brayson by decade
Boy names about as popular as Brayson
Questions
- Is Brayson a boy or girl name?
- Brayson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brayson were boys.
- How popular is the name Brayson?
- 57 baby boys were named Brayson in the US in 2025, making it the 2390th most popular boy name.
- When was Brayson most popular?
- Brayson peaked in 2017, when 218 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #955 in 2017.
- How many people are named Brayson?
- 3,161 babies have been named Brayson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,136 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Brayson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brayson was most common in Louisiana, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.