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Brave

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 24% girls / 76% boys

Brave first appears in the U.S. data in 2008 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 54 babies (rank #2,521 that year). In 2024 it was given to 35 boys (rank #3,329). The name has been rising over the last five years.

619

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Brave in 2024

Other boys' names starting with B

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2008	9	#8,404
2009	8	#9,088
2010	7	#9,828
2011	5	#12,528
2012	17	#5,278
2013	15	#5,698
2014	19	#4,897
2015	21	#4,565
2016	30	#3,600
2017	18	#5,132
2018	33	#3,381
2019	41	#2,945
2020	51	#2,511
2021	53	#2,505
2022	54	#2,521
2023	53	#2,511
2024	35	#3,329