Brazos
Boy · BRAZ-us · Spanish
Brazos is a boys' name of Spanish origin, meaning “arms”. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Brazos mean?
Spanish: from the Brazos River in Texas
“arms”
From the Brazos River in Texas, short for Spanish Rio de los Brazos de Dios, 'river of the arms of God'.
- Say it
- BRAZ-us
Is Brazos a girl's or a boy's name?
Brazos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 10 boys in the US.
How popular is Brazos in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Brazos, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994. 5 girls were also named Brazos in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Brazos than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Brazos in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brazos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Names like Brazos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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