Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Braxton

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Brocks town
Brock´s town

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

b-rax-ton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #118, 3,351 births); most recent 2025 (rank #172, 2,131 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #2962, 53 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,1315
20242,16815
20232,13811
20222,39316
20212,5798
20202,78213
20193,03611
20183,01521
20173,35130
20163,31331

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #497, 76 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202512
202411
202317
202220
202126
202034
201930
201832
201747
201659

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #4951, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
20203
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #314, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20244
2023–
20226
20215
20206
20197
201810
201712
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #378, 9 births); most recent 2021 (rank #605, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
20193
2018–
20177
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #363, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #216, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20239
202219
202113
20205
201920
201818
201720
201617
201512
201414

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence