Braxten
A unique invented name with no definite meaning or etymology.
Name Census estimates that about 1,804 living Americans carry the first name Braxten. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Braxten today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Braxten births was 2013 (107 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Braxten. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Braxten is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.8K
~ 1 in 189,997 Americans
Peak year
2013
107 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,910
Tracked since 1992
Census
Braxten in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,323 people with the first name Braxten, which placed it at #10,173 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,173
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,323 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Braxten
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Braxten is White at 79.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.6%) and Two or More Races (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Braxten described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Braxten at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.3% · 1,049
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 87
- Two or more races6.3% · 83
- Black or African American5.8% · 77
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 10
Gender
Gender distribution for Braxten
Out of the 1,820 babies given the name Braxten since 1880, 99.7% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Braxten as a male name
- Ranked #2,910 in 2024
- 43 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (107 births)
Braxten as a female name
- Ranked #18,075 in 2007
- 5 female births in 2007
- Peak: 2007 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Braxten leans strongly male. 1,282 people counted with this name were male (96.8%), compared with 42 female bearers (3.2%).
Popularity
Braxten: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Braxten from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 980 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Braxten remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Braxten by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Braxten during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Braxtens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 24 states and territories. Texas, Utah, Ohio recorded the most babies named Braxten, while South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Braxten
The name Braxten is a modern invention, likely a creative spelling variation of the name Braxton. It does not have an established historical or cultural origin.
Braxton is an English surname that originated as a locational name, referring to someone from Brockton, a town in Somerset, England. The name Brockton is derived from the Old English words "broc" meaning brook or stream, and "tun" meaning enclosure or settlement.
While the surname Braxton has been recorded since the 13th century, its use as a given name is relatively recent, gaining popularity in the late 20th century. It is possible that Braxten emerged as a unique spelling variation of Braxton during this time.
There are no known historical figures or records specifically associated with the name Braxten. However, here are five notable individuals who bore the similar name Braxton:
1. Carter Braxton (1736-1797), an American planter, slave trader, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
2. Braxton Bragg (1817-1876), a Confederate general in the American Civil War, known for his leadership at the Battle of Chickamauga.
3. Braxton Craven (1822-1882), an American educator and the founder of Trinity College, which later became Duke University.
4. Braxton Miller (born 1992), an American football player who played as a quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
5. Braxton Hicks (1823-1897), an English obstetrician who described the uterine contractions now known as Braxton Hicks contractions during pregnancy.
As a relatively new name, Braxten does not have a rich historical background or significant cultural associations. Its popularity likely stems from the recent trend of creating unique and inventive baby names by modifying or respelling existing names.
People
Braxten + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Braxten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Braxten: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Braxten?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,804 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Braxten going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 189,997 US residents.
Is Braxten a common name?
We classify Braxten as "Rare". It ranks above 93.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,820 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Braxten most popular?
The single biggest year for Braxten was 2013, when 107 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Braxten is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Braxten in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,323 people with the name Braxten, or 0.44 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,173 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Braxten in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Braxten?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Braxten leans strongly male. 1,282 people counted with this name were male (96.8%), compared with 42 female bearers (3.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Braxten?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Braxten is White at 79.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.6%) and Two or More Races (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Braxten most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Braxten in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.3% (1,049 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Braxten in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Braxten a male name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Braxten in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Braxten still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Braxten in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Braxten can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Braxten?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.