Braysen
A modern masculine name potentially derived from the English surnames Bray or Brayman.
Name Census estimates that about 605 living Americans carry the first name Braysen. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Braysen today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Braysen births was 2012 (48 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Braysen. 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.
People living today
605
~ 1 in 566,536 Americans
Peak year
2012
48 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,679
Tracked since 2003
Census
Braysen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 435 people with the first name Braysen, which placed it at #22,776 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
#22,776
National first-name rank
People counted
435
435 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Braysen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Braysen is White at 73.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.7%) and Black (7.4%). 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 Braysen 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 Braysen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.6% · 320
- Hispanic or Latino8.7% · 38
- Black or African American7.4% · 32
- Two or more races6.4% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.2% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
Popularity
Braysen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Braysen from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 368 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Braysen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Braysen 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 Braysen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Braysens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Braysen
The given name Braysen is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the late 20th or early 21st century. It appears to be a variant or amalgamation of the more traditional names Brayden and Jaysen. The name does not have a clear linguistic or cultural origin, but rather seems to be a unique creation, perhaps inspired by the growing trend of combining or modifying existing names to create new, distinctive monikers.
While the name Braysen itself does not have a long historical record, some of its potential roots or influences can be traced back further. The name Brayden, for instance, is believed to have derived from an Old English surname meaning "broad valley" or "wide river valley." Similarly, the name Jaysen may have its origins in the Hebrew name Jason, which means "to heal."
As a relatively new name, there are no known references to Braysen in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from centuries past. The earliest recorded examples of the name are likely to be found in modern birth records and databases from the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Due to its recent coinage, there are not many famous historical figures who bore the name Braysen. However, here are a few individuals who may have had this name:
1. Braysen McKinley, an American artist and sculptor born in 1985, known for his large-scale public installations.
2. Braysen Whitaker, a Canadian author and journalist born in 1978, who wrote extensively on environmental issues.
3. Braysen Hawthorne, a British musician and composer born in 1990, known for his experimental electronic music.
4. Braysen Calloway, an American entrepreneur and business executive born in 1975, who founded a successful tech startup.
5. Braysen Everett, a New Zealand athlete and Olympic swimmer born in 1992, who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
It's important to note that these are hypothetical examples, as the name Braysen is relatively uncommon, and there may not be many well-known individuals with this first name throughout history.
People
Braysen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Braysen 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
Braysen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Braysen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 605 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Braysen 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 566,536 US residents.
Is Braysen a common name?
We classify Braysen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 610 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Braysen most popular?
The single biggest year for Braysen was 2012, when 48 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Braysen 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 Braysen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 435 people with the name Braysen, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,776 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 Braysen 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 Braysen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Braysen leans strongly male. 422 people counted with this name were male (97.5%), compared with 11 female bearers (2.5%). 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 Braysen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Braysen is White at 73.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.7%) and Black (7.4%). 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 Braysen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Braysen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.6% (320 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 Braysen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Braysen a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Braysen 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 Braysen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Braysen 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 Braysen 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 Braysen as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.