Meaning and history
Braxton is an English surname and given name derived from a place name meaning “Bracca’s town” in Old English; in some cases, it was also used in honor of the Confederate general Braxton Bragg (1817–1876).
20062006: 1,605 births, rank #224
2007: 1,773 births, rank #216
2008: 1,940 births, rank #202
2009: 2,241 births, rank #174
2010: 2,293 births, rank #170
20112011: 2,516 births, rank #153
2012: 3,018 births, rank #125
2013: 3,107 births, rank #123
2014: 3,364 births, rank #120
2015: 3,313 births, rank #121
20162016: 3,315 births, rank #125
2017: 3,352 births, rank #118
2018: 3,016 births, rank #130
2019: 3,038 births, rank #126
2020: 2,785 births, rank #131
20212021: 2,583 births, rank #146
2022: 2,397 births, rank #156
2023: 2,143 births, rank #169
2024: 2,176 births, rank #170
20252025: 2,131 births, rank #172
Braxton moved from #170 to #172 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2014, with 3,364 births.