US rank #2014 Girls' name Peak 2022 2,469 births

Bracha — #2014 US girls' name

2,469 babies named Bracha in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s61970s831980s2201990s3932000s5552010s7362020s470
#2014
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Bracha was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

109 babies were named Bracha in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bracha

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,469 babies named Bracha between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bracha currently holds the #2014 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 109 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bracha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 736 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Bracha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,245 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Bracha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bracha 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 2,469 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.

Bracha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,469

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2022

109 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,014

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bracha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
109
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Bracha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
736 births that decade — 30% of Bracha's all-time total
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Bracha by state

Where Bracha concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Bracha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,245 50.4%
#2 New Jersey
671 27.2%
#3 California
16 0.6%
#4 Maryland
5 0.2%
New York share of Bracha's total US births 50.4%
Even split

1,245 of 2,469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bracha?
2,469 babies have been named Bracha since 1959. It currently ranks #2014 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 109 births.
When was Bracha most popular?
Bracha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 736 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Bracha most popular?
The top states for the name Bracha are New York (1,245 births), New Jersey (671 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Bracha been used?
Bracha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bracha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandy, Brandi, Brandie, Braelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.