Recorded 1998–2011 Girls' name Peak 2006 69 births

Branae — girls' name

69 babies named Branae in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s452010s14
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Branae was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Branae in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Branae

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Branae between 1998 and 2011, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Branae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Branae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Branae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Branae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Branae 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 69 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.

Branae at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

69

Since 1998

14 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1998

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2011

Branae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1998

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 2011201020092008200620042002200019991998 5

Branae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 65% of Branae's all-time total
1990s102000s452010s14

Branae by state

Where Branae concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Branae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 7.2%
Texas share of Branae's total US births 7.2%

5 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Branae?
69 babies have been named Branae since 1998. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Branae most popular?
Branae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Branae most popular?
The top states for the name Branae are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Branae been used?
Branae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 14 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Branae?
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.

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, 1998–2011 (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.