Bracha
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "blessing" or "benediction".
Name Census estimates that about 2,417 living Americans carry the first name Bracha. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Bracha today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bracha births was 2022 (109 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bracha. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Bracha with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.4K
~ 1 in 141,810 Americans
Peak year
2022
109 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,009
Tracked since 1959
Census
Bracha in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,880 people with the first name Bracha, which placed it at #7,881 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,881
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,880 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
97.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bracha
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bracha is White at 97.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.2%) and Black (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bracha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bracha at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White97.4% · 1,831
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 23
- Black or African American0.6% · 11
- Two or more races0.5% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Bracha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bracha from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 736 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Bracha remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bracha by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bracha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brachas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, New Jersey, California recorded the most babies named Bracha, while Maryland, California, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 484 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Bracha
The name Bracha is of Hebrew origin, originating from the biblical Hebrew word "ברכה" (berachah), meaning "blessing" or "benediction." It is a feminine name that has been used in Jewish communities for centuries.
The earliest recorded use of the name Bracha can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible, where it appears as a word referring to blessings or praises given to God. In the Book of Genesis, for instance, the word "berachah" is used to describe the blessings bestowed upon Abraham by God.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Bracha was Bracha bat Shmuel, a 12th-century Jewish scholar and poet from Saragossa, Spain. She was renowned for her piety and her contributions to Jewish literature.
In the 16th century, Bracha Zeltser was a renowned Jewish midwife and herbalist who practiced in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Her knowledge of herbal remedies and midwifery techniques was highly valued at the time.
Bracha Solnica, born in 1888 in Galicia (now Ukraine), was a prominent Zionist activist and one of the founders of the Jewish women's movement in pre-state Israel. She played a crucial role in promoting women's rights and education in the early years of the Zionist movement.
Bracha Ettinger, born in 1948 in Israel, is a renowned contemporary artist, philosopher, and psychoanalyst. She is known for her contributions to the fields of feminist theory, aesthetics, and the exploration of the maternal-feminine in art and philosophy.
Bracha Kapach, born in 1960 in Israel, is a celebrated Israeli author and playwright. Her works often explore themes of identity, family, and the complexities of modern Israeli society. She has received numerous literary awards and her plays have been performed internationally.
The name Bracha continues to be a popular choice among Jewish families today, particularly in Israel and the diaspora communities, as a way to honor the rich cultural and religious heritage associated with this name.
People
Bracha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bracha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bracha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bracha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,417 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bracha going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 141,810 US residents.
Is Bracha a common name?
We classify Bracha as "Rare". It ranks above 94.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,469 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bracha most popular?
The single biggest year for Bracha was 2022, when 109 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bracha is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bracha in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,880 people with the name Bracha, or 0.62 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,881 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bracha in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bracha?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bracha appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,885 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bracha?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bracha is White at 97.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.2%) and Black (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bracha most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Bracha in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.4% (1,831 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bracha in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bracha a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bracha in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bracha still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bracha in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bracha can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Bracha?
See how many people have the name Bracha on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.