Unisex name · since 1970
Brae
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Brae, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 203 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Brae recorded 203 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2023.
- #19,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 203 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brae ranks #19,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brae's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Brae's full recorded timeline at 2000, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Brae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2023
- Peak year (2012)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Brae popularity over time - boys
149 total births recorded since 1980 (Brae as boys' name)
Brae by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Brae's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Brae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brae's data
- Brae's decade-level peak was the 2010s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1970–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Brae 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 August 2026.