Brave
Rank in 2025
#10107
recorded as girls
Down 551 since 2024
#3181
recorded as boys
Up 91 since 2024
Babies in 2025
46
girls 9 · boys 37
Peak year
2023
53 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
668
since 2008
Born a Brave? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Brave was most popular in 2023, when 53 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.03 per 1,000). In 2025, 37 babies were named Brave, ranking #3181 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 10107 | 37 | 3181 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9556 | 36 | 3272 |
| 2023 | 16 | 6922 | 53 | 2510 |
| 2022 | 25 | 5172 | 54 | 2517 |
| 2021 | 16 | 6967 | 53 | 2499 |
| 2020 | 21 | 5667 | 51 | 2505 |
| 2019 | 19 | 6176 | 41 | 2943 |
| 2018 | 14 | 7762 | 33 | 3373 |
| 2017 | 7 | 12713 | 18 | 5111 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16215 | 30 | 3596 |
| 2015 | 18 | 6721 | 22 | 4407 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 19 | 4866 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 15 | 5659 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 17 | 5256 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 5 | 12287 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | 7 | 9693 |
| 2009 | <5 | — | 8 | 8985 |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 9 | 8324 |
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Names like Brave
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Recorded as girls 24% · boys 76% across all years