Total births
121
Boys' name · since 1912
Brace
121 babies named Brace in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 121
- total births
- 1912–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Brace sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 121 recorded since 1912.
Brace has 121 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2019.
- 121 total births
- 1912–2019 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
121 boys have been named Brace since 1912, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2019.
- 121
- total births
- 1912–2019
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
44% of everyone ever named Brace was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
10 babies were named Brace in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
Brace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brace splits its recorded history at 1989: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brace at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2012
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1912
Brace popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2019
- Peak year (2012)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Brace by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Brace's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Brace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (44% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Brace? ▼
121 babies have been named Brace since 1912. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2012 with 10 births.
When was Brace most popular? ▼
Brace was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Brace been used? ▼
Records for Brace go back to 1912, giving 108 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Brace? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Brace
Nearby Names Like Brace
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Brace
Brandon Boy
#230 770,509 births
Bradley Boy
#362 313,008 births
Brayden Boy
#190 136,548 births
Brady Boy
#309 96,770 births
Brad Boy
#4077 83,060 births
Compare Brace side by side: Brace vs Brandon Brace vs Bradley Brace vs Brayden
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Brace: Baby Name Since 1912 - 121 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/brace. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brace draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.