Braxtyn
A modern invented name, possibly derived from the surname Braxton or Brixton.
Name Census estimates that about 2,337 living Americans carry the first name Braxtyn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 85.4% of registrations being male. The average person named Braxtyn today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Braxtyn births was 2012 (155 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Braxtyn. 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
- • Braxtyn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 146,664 Americans
Peak year
2012
155 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,707
Tracked since 1994
Census
Braxtyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,469 people with the first name Braxtyn, which placed it at #9,443 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
#9,443
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,469 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Braxtyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Braxtyn is White at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.2%) and Black (5.5%). 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 Braxtyn 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 Braxtyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.9% · 1,159
- Two or more races8.2% · 121
- Black or African American5.5% · 81
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 79
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 12
Gender
Gender distribution for Braxtyn
Braxtyn leans heavily male at 85.4% of total registrations, but 344 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Braxtyn as a male name
- Ranked #1,707 in 2024
- 97 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (137 births)
Braxtyn as a female name
- Ranked #11,249 in 2024
- 8 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (30 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Braxtyn leans strongly male. 1,195 people counted with this name were male (81.3%), compared with 275 female bearers (18.7%).
Popularity
Braxtyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Braxtyn 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 1,362 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Braxtyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Braxtyn 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 Braxtyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Braxtyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 27 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, Indiana recorded the most babies named Braxtyn, while West Virginia, North Dakota, Montana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 34 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Braxtyn
The name Braxtyn is a relatively modern invention, likely originating as a creative spelling variation of the more established name Braxton. There is no clear evidence of its use prior to the late 20th century.
Braxton itself is an English surname that can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "bræc" meaning brake or fern, and "tun" meaning settlement or enclosure. Thus, the original meaning of Braxton may have referred to a settlement near a fern-covered area.
While Braxton has a long history as a surname, its use as a given name is more recent. The earliest recorded example of Braxton as a first name dates back to the late 16th century, when a Braxton Bukke was listed in the parish records of Elmstead, Essex, England, in 1592.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Braxton was Carter Braxton (1736-1797), an American planter and politician who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Another historical figure was Braxton Bragg (1817-1876), a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
In the 20th century, Braxton Miller (born 1992) gained recognition as an American football quarterback who played for Ohio State University and the Houston Texans in the NFL. Braxton Hicks (1820-1897) was a British obstetrician who gave his name to the Braxton Hicks contractions experienced during pregnancy.
While the name Braxtyn is a more recent variation, it seems to share the same linguistic roots as Braxton. However, there are no known historical figures or records specifically associated with the spelling Braxtyn prior to its emergence as a given name in the late 20th or early 21st century.
People
Braxtyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Braxtyn 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
Braxtyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Braxtyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,337 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Braxtyn 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 146,664 US residents.
Is Braxtyn a common name?
We classify Braxtyn as "Rare". It ranks above 94.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,356 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Braxtyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Braxtyn was 2012, when 155 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Braxtyn is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Braxtyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,469 people with the name Braxtyn, or 0.49 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,443 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 Braxtyn 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 Braxtyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Braxtyn leans strongly male. 1,195 people counted with this name were male (81.3%), compared with 275 female bearers (18.7%). 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 Braxtyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Braxtyn is White at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.2%) and Black (5.5%). 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 Braxtyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Braxtyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.9% (1,159 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 Braxtyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Braxtyn a male name?
Yes, 85.4% of people registered as Braxtyn 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 Braxtyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Braxtyn 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 Braxtyn 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 Braxtyn as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.