How Many People Are Named Brazos?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Brazos. It is predominantly male (95.9%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Brazos peaked in popularity in 2018 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brazos 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 Brazos paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.9% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2018
26 births
Total Registered
362
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brazos
Brazos is predominantly male (95.9%), though 15 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Brazos as a male name
Ranked #5,074 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (26 births)
Brazos as a female name
Ranked #15,639 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (5 births)
Brazos: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brazos span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 176 babies were registered. While Brazos is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brazos by Decade
How has Brazos 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.
Brazos by State
Brazos + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brazos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brazos
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brazos: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brazos?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Brazos 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Brazos a common name?
Brazos is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 362 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brazos most popular?
Brazos reached peak popularity in 2018, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brazos is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brazos a male name?
Brazos is predominantly male. 95.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brazos Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brazos Smith, Brazos Johnson, Brazos 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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