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girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Braelynn

Meaning A female given name originating as a coinage Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #837 Trend ↓ Falling 46%

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Rank 2025
#837
among girls · ↓27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
333
named Braelynn · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,945
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
823 babies
All-time total
10,039
#1,692 all-time among girls
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Braelynn popularity over time

10,039 babies have been named Braelynn since 1989, 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 5 – 5 1 – #12,614
1990s 48 – 48 5 +860% #5,693
2000s 868 18 886 89 +1746% #1,032
2010s 5,914 115 6,029 603 +580% #389
2020s (to 2025) 2,994 77 3,071 512 -15% #445

Where Braelynn 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 292 0.18 outside top 500
2027 267 0.17 outside top 500
2028 247 0.15 outside top 500
2029 232 0.14 outside top 500
2030 219 0.14 outside top 500

Where Braelynn is most popular

Girls named Braelynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.283 per 1,000. Strongest in Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Iowa.

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 Braelynn 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 82 0.796 +181%
West Virginia 19 0.725 +156%
Iowa 42 0.719 +154%
Mississippi 30 0.641 +126%
Kentucky 54 0.631 +123%
Kansas 36 0.624 +120%
Alabama 58 0.618 +118%
Michigan 112 0.615 +117%
Missouri 73 0.606 +114%
Alaska 5 0.581 +105%
Ohio 124 0.523 +84%
Minnesota 55 0.510 +80%
Indiana 69 0.491 +73%
Oklahoma 35 0.476 +68%
Virginia 78 0.458 +61%
South Carolina 41 0.456 +61%
Hawaii 5 0.436 +54%
North Carolina 95 0.417 +47%
Georgia 91 0.401 +41%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +41%
Montana 5 0.369 +30%
Louisiana 32 0.366 +29%
Pennsylvania 84 0.355 +25%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +24%
Tennessee 55 0.347 +22%
Maryland 35 0.330 +17%
Illinois 71 0.310 +9%
Oregon 20 0.307 +8%
Nebraska 11 0.306 +8%
Arkansas 16 0.303 +7%
Idaho 10 0.299 +5%
Florida 126 0.294 ≈ national
Arizona 41 0.292 ≈ national
New Hampshire 5 0.271 ≈ national
Colorado 30 0.269 -5%
Washington 35 0.242 -15%
New York 79 0.199 -30%
Texas 160 0.199 -30%
New Jersey 26 0.144 -49%
California 97 0.115 -59%
Nevada 5 0.108 -62%
Utah 6 0.072 -75%
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
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 Braelynn

Braelynn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #837 in 2025 with 325 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 10,039 American babies have been named Braelynn. Its peak came in 2016, when 823 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 Braelynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Braelynn?

The median living Braelynn is about 8 years old; half are between 5 and 12. An estimated 10,000 people named Braelynn are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Braelynn 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 325 #837 8 #9,041
2024 347 #810 10 #7,851
2023 443 #666 16 #5,695
2022 522 #574 14 #6,194
2021 663 #470 13 #6,374
2020 694 #445 16 #5,488
2019 681 #458 15 #5,852
2018 778 #396 9 #8,253
2017 806 #389 7 #9,833
2016 809 #411 14 #6,086
2015 686 #466 7 #9,702
2014 543 #564 18 #5,090
2013 446 #629 14 #5,961
2012 475 #602 11 #7,124
2011 393 #708 12 #6,638
2010 297 #892 8 #8,911
2009 252 #1,032 13 #6,476
2008 189 #1,314 5 #12,778
2007 134 #1,657 – –
2006 84 #2,271 – –
2005 68 #2,530 – –
2004 44 #3,400 – –
2003 27 #4,693 – –
2002 23 #5,108 – –
2001 20 #5,607 – –
2000 27 #4,422 – –
1995 6 #11,976 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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1945 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Braelynn?

The median living Braelynn is about 8 years old. Half of all living Braelynns are between 5 and 12 years old.

How many people named Braelynn are alive today?

An estimated 10,000 people named Braelynn are alive in the United States, based on 10,039 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Braelynn mean?

A female given name originating as a coinage.

How popular is the name Braelynn in 2025?

Braelynn ranked #837 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 325 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Braelynn?

10,039 babies have been named Braelynn in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Braelynn most popular?

Braelynn peaked in 2016, when 823 newborns received the name.

Is Braelynn a boy or girl name?

Braelynn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Braelynn rising or falling?

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

Will Braelynn become more popular?

Braelynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 219 girls named Braelynn 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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