Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2011

Braelyn

Meaning A female given name originating as a coinage Gender Unisex · 89% girls Rank 2025 #1,080 Trend ↓ Falling 42%

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Rank 2025
#1,080
among girls · ↓10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
263
named Braelyn · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,175
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
825 babies
All-time total
12,314
#1,570 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Braelyn popularity over time

12,314 babies have been named Braelyn since 1991, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 233 – 233 23 – #2,440
2000s 2,550 268 2,818 282 +1109% #486
2010s 6,329 743 7,072 707 +151% #426
2020s (to 2025) 1,860 331 2,191 365 -48% #687

Where Braelyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 204 0.13 outside top 500
2027 189 0.12 outside top 500
2028 177 0.11 outside top 500
2029 167 0.10 outside top 500
2030 159 0.10 outside top 500

Where Braelyn is most popular

Girls named Braelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.178 per 1,000. Strongest in Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Missouri.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Braelyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wisconsin 43 0.417 +134%
South Carolina 37 0.412 +131%
Missouri 42 0.348 +96%
Maryland 34 0.321 +80%
Iowa 18 0.308 +73%
North Carolina 68 0.299 +68%
Tennessee 47 0.297 +66%
Indiana 41 0.292 +64%
Georgia 66 0.291 +63%
Pennsylvania 68 0.288 +61%
Virginia 46 0.270 +51%
West Virginia 7 0.267 +50%
Michigan 48 0.264 +48%
Minnesota 28 0.259 +46%
Illinois 57 0.249 +40%
Louisiana 19 0.217 +22%
Kansas 12 0.208 +17%
Florida 88 0.206 +15%
Alabama 19 0.202 +14%
Kentucky 17 0.199 +12%
Colorado 20 0.179 ≈ national
Oklahoma 13 0.177 ≈ national
Massachusetts 19 0.157 -12%
New York 60 0.152 -15%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -22%
Ohio 32 0.135 -24%
Arizona 18 0.128 -28%
Texas 98 0.122 -32%
California 82 0.098 -45%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -47%
New Jersey 16 0.089 -50%
Washington 11 0.076 -57%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Braelyn

Braelyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,080 in 2025 with 224 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 12,314 American babies have been named Braelyn, about 89% girls and 11% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2011, when 825 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Braelyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Braelyn?

The median living Braelyn is about 11 years old; half are between 7 and 15. An estimated 12 thousand people named Braelyn are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Braelyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 224 #1,080 39 #3,094
2024 232 #1,070 40 #3,053
2023 291 #914 53 #2,513
2022 319 #869 68 #2,152
2021 380 #750 63 #2,228
2020 414 #687 68 #2,071
2019 458 #639 54 #2,465
2018 460 #644 55 #2,394
2017 664 #469 63 #2,156
2016 645 #484 62 #2,185
2015 680 #472 79 #1,854
2014 711 #452 75 #1,922
2013 604 #496 69 #1,992
2012 699 #448 90 #1,688
2011 735 #426 90 #1,667
2010 673 #458 106 #1,525
2009 634 #486 84 #1,790
2008 543 #567 48 #2,591
2007 353 #813 46 #2,645
2006 311 #859 32 #3,312
2005 192 #1,191 23 #3,953
2004 165 #1,297 20 #4,280
2003 92 #1,973 – –
2002 84 #2,050 8 #7,728
2001 106 #1,702 – –
2000 70 #2,241 7 #8,304
1995 24 #4,231 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Braelyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Braelyn?

The median living Braelyn is about 11 years old. Half of all living Braelyns are between 7 and 15 years old.

How many people named Braelyn are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Braelyn are alive in the United States, based on 12,314 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Braelyn mean?

A female given name originating as a coinage.

How popular is the name Braelyn in 2025?

Braelyn ranked #1,080 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 224 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Braelyn?

12,314 babies have been named Braelyn in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Braelyn most popular?

Braelyn peaked in 2011, when 825 newborns received the name.

Is Braelyn a boy or girl name?

Braelyn is used for both: about 89% of babies named Braelyn have been girls and 11% boys.

Is the name Braelyn rising or falling?

Braelyn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Braelyn become more popular?

Braelyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 159 girls named Braelyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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