Fun Facts About the Name Bravery
- 223 babies named Bravery: U.S. records list 223 babies given the name Bravery from 1880 through 2025. Even 69 girls received the name Bravery - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Bravery Mean?
Bravery is an English word name meaning "courage" or "brave conduct." It is taken directly from the English noun bravery, which names courage, especially in the face of danger or difficulty.
The noun was borrowed from Middle French braverie, a derivative of brave ("bold, valiant, splendid"). Brave came into French from Italian bravo, meaning "bold" or "brave." The deeper origin of bravo is uncertain: it has been connected with Latin barbarus ("barbarous") and with Latin pravus ("crooked, depraved"), but no single derivation is firmly established. In French, braverie could also mean bravado, ostentation, or fine display; the modern English sense of courage developed from the same word rather than from a separate root.
Bravery Name History & Origins
The noun bravery has been in English since the sixteenth century. It was borrowed from Middle French braverie, which could mean bravado, ostentation, or fine display. The sense "courage" became established in English in the late sixteenth century. That semantic shift belongs to the word's history, not to a separate personal-name tradition.
As a personal name, Bravery is a direct use of the English noun. It belongs with English vocabulary names, including older virtue names such as Faith, Hope, and Charity. It is not a standard member of that older group, and its naming force comes from the word's meaning rather than from a saint, a royal house, or a literary character.
How Popular is the Name Bravery?
Bravery has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #4,822 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #15,637 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,362 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,878 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,422 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #12,661 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,942 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #14,439 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #14,634 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,269 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #16,995 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,509 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #9,075 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #9,029 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #8,407 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #10,981 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #7,099 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #4,822 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #6,757 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,644 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #5,157 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #8,856 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #7,620 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,779 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #8,237 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #12,529 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Bravery Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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