Masculine dossier · first seen 1994
Brayson
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2017
Peak era
2017
Peak births
218
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Brayson
How many people are named Brayson?
An estimated 3,130 living Americans are named Brayson.
How rare is Brayson?
Brayson is uncommon among babies today, with 57 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 73.9% from its 2017 peak.
How old is the typical Brayson?
The median age of a living American named Brayson is approximately 11 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 15 years old.
Is Brayson still popular?
Not especially. Brayson has been declining since its 2017 peak and registered 57 births in 2025.
Where is Brayson most common?
Brayson has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 3.4× more often than the national baseline.
1994Peak 20172025
Peak year
2017
Decline from peak
73.9%
2025
57
All-time
3,161
Where it lives now
Brayson is most concentrated in Louisiana — about 3.4× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Kentucky and Indiana.
States where Brayson is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.