Given name & surname
Braxton
“from Brock's town”
Braxton is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from Brock's town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from Brock's town.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Braxton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 66,654
- 65,831 boys · 823 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 3,394 babies
- 2025
- 2,136
- #172 for boys · #15,322 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,131 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 172 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 3,364 in 2014. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (192). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 46,070 as a first name in 2020; 11,749 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Braxton’s family of names
Braxton has a related form in Braxten. Braxton has a related form in Braxtyn. Braxton has a related form in Braxtin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Braxton
- Braxton BraggConfederate Army general (1817–1876)
- B. B. ComerAmerican politician (1848-1927)
- Braxton KeyAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
- Braxton MillerAmerican football playerborn 1992
- Braxton Sorensen-McGeeNew Zealand rugby union playerborn 2006
- Braxton Stone-PapadopoulosCanadian amateur wrestlerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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