How Many People Are Named Braleigh Brown?

There are approximately 2 people named Braleigh Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Braleigh with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Braleigh

Last Name

Brown

Est. Bearers 1,589,457

Census Rank #4

Per 100K 463.73

Rarity Very Common

Braleigh: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Braleigh. The peak year was 2013 with 38 births. The average person named Braleigh today is 12 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Braleigh

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Braleigh in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Braleigh rose or fell over time.

White

69.90%

Black

20.16%

Hispanic

2.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

2.36%

Two or More Races

4.97%

Ancestry of the Brown Surname

The surname Brown was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Brown in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

55.43%

Black

34.68%

Hispanic

3.55%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.85%

Two or More Races

4.83%

How we calculated this

The first name "Braleigh" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Brown" appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Braleigh are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Braleigh

Braleigh Smith Braleigh Williams Braleigh Johnson Braleigh Garcia Braleigh Jones Braleigh Anne

Other people with the surname Brown

Michael Brown James Brown John Brown David Brown Robert Brown William Brown Christopher Brown Joseph Brown

Braleigh Brown: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Braleigh Brown?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Braleigh Brown are alive in the United States today. The first name Braleigh is shared by 531 Americans, and the surname Brown is shared by 1,589,457.

How rare is the name Braleigh Brown?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Braleigh is very rare and the surname Brown is very common.

Is Braleigh a male or female name?

Braleigh is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2013 and the average bearer today is 12 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Braleigh?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Braleigh was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (69.90%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (20.16%) and Two or More Races (4.97%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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