Unisex name · since 2001

Braidy

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Braidy, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#47,545 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

Braidy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 2001.

Braidy has 17 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2007.

  • #47,545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 17 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braidy ranks #47,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#47,545 of 72,339
all-time among girls
17
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Braidy's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Braidy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Braidy's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Braidy popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2006)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 200120062007 6

Braidy popularity over time - boys

6 total births recorded since 1998 (Braidy as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 1998 6

Braidy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Braidy's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Braidy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braidy? ▼
17 babies have been named Braidy since 2001. All-time, it sits at #47,545 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2006 with 6 births.
Where does Braidy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braidy ranks #47,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Braidy most popular? ▼
Braidy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Is Braidy a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Braidy is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 17 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Braidy been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Braidy since 2001 -- 7 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Braidy? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Braidy

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Braidy

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Ulma
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Beddie
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Alza
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Braidy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2007 (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 Braidy 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.