Braya
Braya was the 5435th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3621st with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,277 places. More babies were named Braya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,435 girls, down 1,063 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201942 babies
- Total since 1880
- 601babies recorded
Braya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,435 | 23 |
| 2020 | #4,372 | 31 |
| 2010 | #7,268 | 17 |
| 2000 | #9,267 | 10 |
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How popular is Braya, counting every spelling?
Braya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 32 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 32 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braya | 23 | #5,435 | 147 |
| Brayah | 9 | #10,239 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Braya?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Braya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Braya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Braya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Braya?
About 600 people born in the US named Braya are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Braya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Braya by state
How common Braya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Braya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Braya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Braya
How popular is the name Braya?
Braya was the 5435th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3621st with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,277 places. More babies were named Braya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Braya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Braya in the US.
Where is Braya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Braya was most common in Illinois (0.03 per 1,000 girls).