Braya
Braya is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It includes 22 species native to subarctic and subalpine Eurasia and North America.
Meaning & Origin of Braya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Braya is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It includes 22 species native to subarctic and subalpine Eurasia and North America.
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The Story of Braya
Braya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 42 Brayas were born — ranking #3,607 that year. As of 2026, Braya ranks #5,114 for baby girls with 25 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 628 Brayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Braya
Braya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 628 births in the dataset. Braya's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,607. Use the chart and map above to compare Braya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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