Brae

A boys’ name of Scottish origin, meaning hillside or slope.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies

Brae by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Brae. In the US, 5 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brae. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Bradbroad; a diminutive of Bradley or Bradford55 in the US (2017)
  • Bramfather of multitudes; form of Abraham10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Brayhillside or slope6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Branraven4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Brax29 in the US (2017)
  • Brave25 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Brae

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