Girls' name · since 1992
Braya
Braya has 601 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 601
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
601 babies have been named Braya since 1992, making it today's #5481 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braya has been recorded 601 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #5481 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #10,543 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,481 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 601 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braya ranks #10,543 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,481 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 601 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,543 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 601
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braya's 601 recorded births place it above 85.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Braya compares
601 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Braya's all-time total is 60% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 601 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Braya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braya's SSA record in two at 2012 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 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Braya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (282 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Braya's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Braya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
282 births
- 2020s
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 282 births (47% of all-time use).
How Braya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Braya's total volume
Braya by state
Where Braya concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
6 of 601 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Braya's data
- Braya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (282 total births) through the 2020s (178) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Brayas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Braya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Braya 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.