Brax
Boy name · 13 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Brax: 13 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 4 births in 2015.
Brax is a modern given name, most often used as a short form of Braxton, which itself derives from an Old English surname meaning "Bracca's settlement" or "bracken-covered town." The name gained wider recognition through the character Brax in the Australian soap opera *Home and Away*—a tough but loyal figure played by Stephen Peacocke—which helped establish Brax as a standalone first name. While no major place is named after a bearer, the etymological root appears in English place names like Braxton. An interesting note: Brax has seen occasional but steady use in Scotland since the 2010s, reflecting a broader trend for punchy, one-syllable names ending in -x, and it is sometimes given to girls as well, though it remains predominantly masculine.
Boy 4 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20154 babies
- Latest (2015)
- #5884 babies
- Total births
- 13since 2012
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y