Is Brayson a boy or girl name?

Brayson is a boy’s name. Of the 3,161 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Brayson

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Brayson was most popular in 2017, when 218 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,076 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,152, with 57 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,161 people named Brayson.

Brayson over time

Births per year. The dot marks Brayson’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Brayson a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Brayson is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,161 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 Brayson

Where Brayson is most concentrated

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

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