Braxtyn
The Story of Braxtyn
As a girl name
Braxtyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 30 Braxtyns were born — ranking #4,629 that year. As of 2026, Braxtyn ranks #11,069 for girls with 8 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 344 Braxtyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Braxtyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 137 Braxtyns were born — ranking #1,313 that year. As of 2026, Braxtyn ranks #1,877 for boys with 86 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 2K Braxtyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Braxtyn
Braxtyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Braxtyn's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,313. Use the chart and map above to compare Braxtyn'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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