Braxton
Braxton is a given name of English origin meaning "badger", as well as "Brock's town".
Meaning & Origin of Braxton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Braxton is a given name of English origin meaning "badger", as well as "Brock's town".
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The Story of Braxton
Braxton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1885, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 3,363 Braxtons were born — ranking #120 that year. As of 2026, Braxton ranks #183 for baby boys with 1,969 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 68K Braxtons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Braxton
Braxton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 68K births in the dataset. Braxton's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #118. Use the chart and map above to compare Braxton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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