Recorded 1976–2003 Boys' name Peak 1991 99 births

Brach — boys' name

99 babies named Brach in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

99 boys have been named Brach since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

99
total births
1976–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Brach was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Brach in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brach

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Brach between 1976 and 2003, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brach currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brach performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brach shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brach in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 99 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Brach at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

99

Since 1976

28 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1976

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2003

Brach popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1976

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Brach by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 36% of Brach's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brach?
99 babies have been named Brach since 1976. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Brach most popular?
Brach was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Brach been used?
Brach has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 28 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Brach?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.