Is Bracken a boy or girl name?

Bracken is a boy’s name. Of the 618 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Bracken

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Bracken was most popular in 1998, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,206 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 618 people named Bracken.

Bracken over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bracken’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bracken a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bracken is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 618 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bracken

Where Bracken is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Utah 120.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org