How Many People Are Named Braun?
An estimated 362 people in the United States have the first name Braun. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Braun peaked in popularity in 2018 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Braun 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 Braun paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
362
About 1 in 946,835 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2018
18 births
Total Registered
372
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Braun
Braun is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 372 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Braun as a male name
Ranked #12,563 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (18 births)
Braun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Braun 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 Braun is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Braun by Decade
How has Braun 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.
Braun by State
Braun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Braun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Braun
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Braun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Braun?
We estimate approximately 362 people named Braun 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 946,835 Americans share this first name.
Is Braun a common name?
Braun is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 372 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Braun most popular?
Braun reached peak popularity in 2018, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Braun is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Braun a male name?
Braun is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Braun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Braun Smith, Braun Johnson, Braun 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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