Brayton Boy

How popular is Brayton?

#3,948 boy name in 2025

27 baby boys were named Brayton in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.

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2,451living people named Brayton (est.)
19median age of people named Brayton
2,528babies named Brayton since 1880
1 in 122,790US babies born in 2025

Brayton popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,948 for boys (▲ 370 from 2024)
Babies in 202527 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-67% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,826 in 2015, #2,504 in 2020
Peak year2012 (106 boys)
Highest rank#1,276 in 1996
First recorded1916
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Brayton is most popular

Babies named Brayton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Indiana: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  2. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  3. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  4. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Brayton by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1910s15#3,896
1920s14#2,985
1940s5#3,429
1950s6#3,328
1960s12#3,355
1970s13#3,519
1980s114#3,028
1990s513#1,276
2000s812#1,404
2010s773#1,514
2020s229#2,504

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Questions

Is Brayton a boy or girl name?
Brayton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brayton were boys.
How popular is the name Brayton?
27 baby boys were named Brayton in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
When was Brayton most popular?
Brayton peaked in 2012, when 106 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,276 in 1996.
How many people are named Brayton?
2,528 babies have been named Brayton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,451 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
Where is Brayton most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Brayton was most common in Indiana, at 0.0 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.