Braxton is a boy's name of English origin meaning “badger.” In 2024 it was given to 2,168 boys in the United States.
Braxton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “badger” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Braxton first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #118 in 2017, and in 2024 2,168 babies received the name — 63,667 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Braxton means “badger” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Braxton is a boy name. In 2024, 2,168 babies received the name in the US.
Braxton comes from the English & American tradition.
Braxton first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #118 in 2017, and 2,168 babies were given the name in 2024.
Braxton is pronounced /ˈbɹækstən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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