How Many People Are Named Brach?
An estimated 96 people in the United States have the first name Brach. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Brach peaked in popularity in 1991 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brach as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Brach paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Brach is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
96
About 1 in 3,570,358 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1991
10 births
Total Registered
99
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brach
Brach is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 99 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Brach as a male name
Ranked #11,089 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1991 (10 births)
Brach: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brach span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 36 babies were registered. While Brach is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brach by Decade
How has Brach tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Brach + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brach as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brach
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brach: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brach?
We estimate approximately 96 people named Brach are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,570,358 Americans share this first name.
Is Brach a common name?
Brach is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 99 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brach most popular?
Brach reached peak popularity in 1991, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brach is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brach a male name?
Brach is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brach Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brach Smith, Brach Johnson, Brach Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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