girls:
203 births since 1970
#5513 (4th percentile)
boys:
143 births since 1980
#4443 (3rd percentile)
overall:
346 births since 1970
#7393 (4th percentile)
The name Brae is the #7,393 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 346 recorded births since 1970. This represents the 4.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,513 (3.5% percentile) for all time with 203 births since 1970. For boys, it ranks #4,443 (3.1% percentile) for all time with 143 births since 1980.
Brae first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970 (1970 for girls and 1980 for boys). Birth data for Brae is available in 39 out of the 54 years between 1970 and 2023 (31 years for girls and 21 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Brae has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (58.7% of all recorded births). In 2023, 38.9% of babies named Brae were girls.
For girls, Brae reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #932) with 5 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 5 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Brae ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 77.6% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Brae reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #905) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Brae is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #905 (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Brae".
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