Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Brae

Gender

Male

Origin

French
cry out; borderland

Pronunciation

b-rae

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #7285, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10695, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #10399, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12180, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20256–
2024––
2023117
202256
202175
20207–
20195–
2018–9
2017–6
201678

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2160, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20254–
2024––
202310–
20228–
202163
20209–
20196–
20187–
20176–
20166–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #605, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence