Recorded 2009–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 81 births

Braylah — girls' name

81 babies named Braylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s622020s13
2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Braylah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Braylah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Braylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Braylah between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Braylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Braylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Braylah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Braylah 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 81 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.

Braylah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

81

Since 2009

15 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2009

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2023

Braylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2009

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 20232021201920182017201620152013201220112009 6

Braylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
62 births that decade — 77% of Braylah's all-time total
2000s62010s622020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braylah?
81 babies have been named Braylah since 2009. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Braylah most popular?
Braylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Braylah been used?
Braylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Braylah?
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, 2009–2023 (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.