Girls' name · since 1970
Brocha
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 848 babies named Brocha, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,996 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 848
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
848 babies have been named Brocha since 1970, making it today's #8996 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Brocha recorded 848 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #8996 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #8,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,996 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 848 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brocha ranks #8,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,996 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 848 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,424 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,996 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 848
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Brocha's 848 recorded births place it above 88.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Brocha compares
848 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Brocha's all-time total is 126% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brocha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 848 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brocha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brocha splits its recorded history at 2000: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brocha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Brocha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (228 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Brocha's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Brocha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
228 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 228 births (27% of all-time use).
How Brocha 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 Brocha's total volume
Brocha by state
Where Brocha concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 394 | 46.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 269 | 31.7% |
394 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Brocha's data
- Brocha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (228 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Brochas (394 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Brocha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Brocha 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.