How Many People Are Named Bracken?
An estimated 596 people in the United States have the first name Bracken. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Bracken peaked in popularity in 1998 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bracken as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bracken paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
596
About 1 in 575,091 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1998
31 births
Total Registered
610
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bracken
Bracken is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 610 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bracken as a male name
Ranked #12,497 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1998 (31 births)
Bracken: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bracken span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 181 babies were registered. Bracken has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bracken by Decade
How has Bracken tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bracken by State
Bracken + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bracken as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bracken: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bracken?
We estimate approximately 596 people named Bracken are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 575,091 Americans share this first name.
Is Bracken a common name?
Bracken is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 610 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bracken most popular?
Bracken reached peak popularity in 1998, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bracken is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bracken a male name?
Bracken is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bracken Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bracken Smith, Bracken Johnson, Bracken Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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