Branisha — girls' name
47 babies named Branisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
87% of everyone ever named Branisha was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Branisha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Branisha
The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Branisha between 1990 and 2001, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Branisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Branisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Branisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Branisha 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 47 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.
Branisha at a glance
Last recorded 2001Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Branisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1990
- Peak year (1990)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2001.
47 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 13 births in a single year.
Branisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 41 births that decade — 87% of Branisha's all-time total
Branisha decade highlights
- Peak decade 41 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Branisha's strongest decade
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 87% of all-time use.
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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, 1990–2001 (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.