Brya
Brya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of shrubs or small spreading trees native to Cuba and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae. Species include Brya ebenus, a valuable timber tree.
Meaning & Origin of Brya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Brya is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of shrubs or small spreading trees native to Cuba and Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Pterocarpus clade of the Dalbergieae. Species include Brya ebenus, a valuable timber tree.
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The Story of Brya
Brya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 23 Bryas were born — ranking #4,393 that year. As of 2026, Brya ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 347 Bryas 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 Brya
Brya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 347 births in the dataset. Brya's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #4,393. Use the chart and map above to compare Brya'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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