Brayhan
A masculine name of Spanish origin meaning "brave warrior".
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Brayhan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Brayhan today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brayhan births was 2001 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brayhan. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Brayhan. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
2001
5 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2003 SSA rank
#11,097
Tracked since 2001
Popularity
Brayhan: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Brayhan 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 Brayhan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Brayhan
The name Brayhan appears to be a modern variant or respelling of the traditional Spanish name Brayan. The Spanish name Brayan is itself derived from the English name Brian, which has its origins in the Old Celtic Briton name Brian or Bran.
The name Brian comes from the Celtic word "bri" meaning hill or high place. In Celtic mythology, Bran was a famous king and hero from Welsh folklore. The name may have originally referred to someone who lived on or came from a hill.
The earliest recorded use of the name Brian dates back to the 10th century in Ireland. One of the first notable people with the name was Brian Boru, an Irish king who ruled as High King of Ireland from 1002 until his death in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf.
Other important historical figures named Brian include the Irish saint and missionary Brian of Armagh (c. 677-692), the Scottish king Brian of Strathclyde (c. 1004-1018), and the Norman knight Brian FitzCount who fought alongside William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
In England, the name became popular after the Norman conquest, with several influential nobles bearing the name such as Brian de Bampton (c. 1100-1173) and Brian de Lisle (c. 1130-1194). The name continued to be used throughout the medieval period across Britain and Ireland.
While the spelling Brayhan is relatively modern, it maintains the same linguistic roots and meaning as the traditional Brian, referring to someone of a noble or exalted status from the hills or high places. Figures throughout history who may have influenced the popularity of similar spellings like Brayhan include the Irish rebel Brân Ó Maidin (c. 1624-1653) and the French explorer Jean Briant (c. 1625-1701).
People
Brayhan + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with B
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FAQ
Brayhan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brayhan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brayhan 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 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Brayhan a common name?
We classify Brayhan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brayhan most popular?
The single biggest year for Brayhan was 2001, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brayhan is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Brayhan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brayhan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Brayhan in the SSA data are male. 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 Brayhan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brayhan 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 Brayhan 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Brayhan?
Find out how many people have the name Brayhan on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.