Braxton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning badger's homestead; place name.
How Braxton has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #121 |
| 2016 | #125 |
| 2017 | #118 |
| 2018 | #130 |
| 2019 | #126 |
| 2020 | #131 |
| 2021 | #146 |
| 2022 | #157 |
| 2023 | #169 |
| 2024 | #170 |
| 2025 | #172 |
Braxton by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Braxton. In the US, 3,350 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,348 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Braxton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- BrixtonBeorhtsige's settlement; London neighborhood257 in the US (2017)
- Braxtynbadger's homestead; a modern respelling of Braxton148 in the US (2017)
- Braxtenbadger's homestead; a modern respelling of Braxton105 in the US (2017)
- Braytonbroad settlement or broad town53 in the US (2017)
- Braxtinbadger's homestead; a modern respelling of Braxton42 in the US (2017)
- Brantonbran settlement or raven settlement14 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Braxton
Names that are said the same way as Braxton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Braxton
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