Declining since 2013, #3,949 for boys today.
Popularity of Brayton since 1916
Babies named Brayton per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 14 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 114 |
| 1990s | 513 |
| 2000s | 812 |
| 2010s | 773 |
| 2020s | 229 |
Meaning & origin
Brayton is a surname-style first name that entered the U.S. baby name charts in 1916, but its modern use reflects the late 20th-century trend toward surnames as given names. It reached its peak popularity in 2012, when it ranked highest in usage, and has since declined. In 2025, Brayton was given to roughly 1 in 63,262 boys, ranking 3,949th overall. The name has remained consistently masculine and is primarily favored in English-speaking countries. The trajectory shows a falling trend since 2013, with no recorded top states, indicating a broad but thin distribution across the country.
Brayton is a locational surname transferred to given name use, originating from places named Brayton in Yorkshire and Cumbria, England. The place name likely derives from Old English 'bræd' meaning 'broad' or 'brād' meaning 'wide', combined with 'tūn' meaning 'enclosure' or 'settlement'. As a first name, it follows the late 20th-century trend of using surnames as given names.
“Brayton” around the world
Where Brayton lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bray
Variants: Brayten, Braytin
Sibling names for Brayton
Names that share Brayton's style, for a brother or sister.
