Braxton
1% girls · 99% boys
About Braxton
Braxton entered the popularity ranks in 1985 and has been climbing steadily ever since. It has gained from the all-powerful X-factor, and perhaps also from the reality TV show, Braxton Family Values, featuring singer Toni and her sisters Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar. Though it might sound new, there was a prominent Confederate Civil War general named Braxton Bragg.
Braxton for girls#15322 US
Braxton has been a major hit of the 21st century for boys, and now parents are looking at it with fresh eyes for their daughters.
Pronounced BRAK-stun.
As of November 2026, Braxton ranked #172 for boys and #15322 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #118 for boys in 2017 and #2970 for girls in 2004.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #120 | 3,363 | #4,676 | 30 |
| 2015 | #121 | 3,312 | #4,880 | 28 |
| 2016 | #125 | 3,313 | #4,545 | 31 |
| 2017 | #118 | 3,351 | #4,595 | 30 |
| 2018 | #130 | 3,015 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #126 | 3,036 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #131 | 2,782 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #146 | 2,579 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #156 | 2,393 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #169 | 2,138 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #170 | 2,168 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #172 | 2,131 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Braxton for boys
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Braxton on lists
Famous Braxtons
- Braxton BraggBoy
American Confederate Civil War general
- Braxton Marcellus MillerBoy
American NFL player
- Braxton SutterBoy
ring name of Jesse Guilmette, American pro wrestler
- Braxton GarrettBoy
American baseball pitcher
- Braxton OlitaBoy
American pop singer
- Braxton Hamels (b. 2011)Boy
son of baseball player Cole Hamels
Braxton in pop culture
- Braxton Bragg UnderwoodBoy
character in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" [Mr. Underwood, a profane little man, whose father in a fey fit of humor christened Braxton Bragg, a name Mr. Underwood had done his best to live down. Atticus said naming people after Confederate generals made slow steady drinkers.']
- Braxton PrendergastBoy
villain in Jo March's Operatic Tragedy in "Little Women the Musical"
- Darryl "BraxBoy
" Heath and Casey Braxton, character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
- Braxton Hicks contractionsBoy
false labor or practice contractions