How Many People Are Named Brae?
An estimated 338 people in the United States have the first name Brae. It is used for both genders, with 58.7% female. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Brae peaked in popularity in 1995 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Brae 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 Brae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
338
About 1 in 1,014,066 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
58.7% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1995
18 births
Total Registered
346
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Brae
Brae is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (41.3%) and females (58.7%). Out of 346 total births registered, 143 were male and 203 were female.
Brae as a male name
Ranked #7,349 in 2023
11 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (11 births)
Brae as a female name
Ranked #12,361 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 2012 (10 births)
Brae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Brae span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 103 babies were registered. While Brae is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Brae by Decade
How has Brae 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.
Brae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Brae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Brae
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Brae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brae?
We estimate approximately 338 people named Brae 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 1,014,066 Americans share this first name.
Is Brae a common name?
Brae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 346 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Brae most popular?
Brae reached peak popularity in 1995, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Brae is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Brae a female name?
Brae is predominantly female. 58.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Brae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Brae Smith, Brae Johnson, Brae 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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