Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Braya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,435 Trend ↓ Falling 20%
Rank 2025
#5,435
among girls · ↓750 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Braya · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 69,881
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
42 babies
All-time total
601
#10,550 all-time among girls
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Braya popularity over time

601 babies have been named Braya since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
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1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 17 2 – #11,966
2000s 124 12 +629% #4,701
2010s 282 28 +127% #3,621
2020s (to 2025) 178 30 +5% #3,746

Where Braya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 22 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Braya

Braya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,435 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 601 American babies have been named Braya. Its peak came in 2019, when 42 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Braya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Braya?

The median living Braya is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 600 people named Braya are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Braya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 23 #5,435
2024 29 #4,685
2023 24 #5,274
2022 31 #4,497
2021 40 #3,746
2020 31 #4,372
2019 42 #3,621
2018 25 #5,189
2017 33 #4,313
2016 25 #5,307
2015 35 #4,158
2014 33 #4,369
2013 28 #4,923
2012 28 #4,989
2011 16 #7,495
2010 17 #7,268
2009 31 #4,701
2008 7 #14,084
2007 13 #9,103
2006 20 #6,402
2005 19 #6,308
2004 19 #6,266
2003 – –
2002 – –
2001 5 #15,718
2000 10 #9,267
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Braya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Braya?

The median living Braya is about 9 years old. Half of all living Brayas are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Braya are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Braya are alive in the United States, based on 601 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Braya in 2025?

Braya ranked #5,435 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Braya?

601 babies have been named Braya in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Braya most popular?

Braya peaked in 2019, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Braya a boy or girl name?

Braya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Braya rising or falling?

Braya has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Braya become more popular?

Braya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Braya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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