US rank #5874 Girls' name Peak 2017 609 births

Brayla — #5874 US girls' name

609 babies named Brayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s1512010s3262020s104
#5874
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Brayla was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

44 babies were named Brayla in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 609 babies named Brayla between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Brayla currently holds the #5874 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brayla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Brayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Brayla in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brayla 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 609 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.

Brayla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

609

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2017

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,874

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Brayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
44
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001993 5

Brayla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
326 births that decade — 54% of Brayla's all-time total
1990s282000s1512010s3262020s104

Brayla by state

Where Brayla concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Brayla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
15 2.5%
#2 Georgia
10 1.6%
#3 Texas
10 1.6%
#4 Tennessee
6 1.0%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.8%
#6 Mississippi
5 0.8%
Ohio share of Brayla's total US births 2.5%
Even split

15 of 609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brayla?
609 babies have been named Brayla since 1993. It currently ranks #5874 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 44 births.
When was Brayla most popular?
Brayla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 326 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Brayla most popular?
The top states for the name Brayla are Ohio (15 births), Georgia (10 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Brayla been used?
Brayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Brayla?
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.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.