Brana
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning armor or protection.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Brana by the numbers
Brana was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Brana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Brianahigh or noble; a form of Brian676 in the US (2017)
- Bryanastrong; noble; a form of Bryan45 in the US (2017)
- Brinafair or noble; a form of Brien or Bryn12 in the US (2017)
- Brynahill; a form of Bryn12 in the US (2017)
- Banaarrow4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brunabrown; a form of Bruno10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Brana, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Brana
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