Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2014

Brailyn

Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #5,952 Trend ↓ Falling 27%
Rank 2025
#5,952
among girls · ↓1,547 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Brailyn · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
98 babies
All-time total
1,481
#7,112 all-time among girls
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Brailyn popularity over time

1,481 babies have been named Brailyn since 1995, 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
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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
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1990s 41 – 41 4 – #8,234
2000s 312 95 407 41 +893% #2,725
2010s 564 224 788 79 +94% #2,474
2020s (to 2025) 164 81 245 41 -48% #3,846

Where Brailyn 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 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 18 0.01 outside top 500
2028 18 0.01 outside top 500
2029 17 0.01 outside top 500
2030 17 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Brailyn

Brailyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,952 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 1,481 American babies have been named Brailyn, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2014, when 98 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 Brailyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Brailyn?

The median living Brailyn is about 12 years old; half are between 8 and 16. An estimated 1,500 people named Brailyn are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Brailyn 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 20 #5,952 12 #6,862
2024 32 #4,405 14 #6,234
2023 22 #5,584 16 #5,696
2022 27 #4,929 12 #6,885
2021 26 #4,983 10 #7,678
2020 37 #3,846 17 #5,272
2019 35 #4,087 10 #7,725
2018 33 #4,246 19 #4,945
2017 54 #3,019 18 #5,132
2016 53 #3,110 25 #4,112
2015 53 #3,142 20 #4,739
2014 73 #2,474 25 #4,029
2013 68 #2,602 26 #3,875
2012 64 #2,742 33 #3,308
2011 60 #2,874 24 #4,123
2010 71 #2,565 24 #4,116
2009 56 #3,051 25 #4,049
2008 67 #2,725 22 #4,416
2007 46 #3,543 13 #6,310
2006 27 #5,106 18 #4,884
2005 20 #6,047 11 #6,703
2004 21 #5,785 – –
2003 14 #7,651 6 #9,728
2002 16 #6,749 – –
2001 24 #4,857 – –
2000 21 #5,341 – –
1995 5 #13,696 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Brailyn?

The median living Brailyn is about 12 years old. Half of all living Brailyns are between 8 and 16 years old.

How many people named Brailyn are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Brailyn are alive in the United States, based on 1,481 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Brailyn in 2025?

Brailyn ranked #5,952 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Brailyn?

1,481 babies have been named Brailyn in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Brailyn most popular?

Brailyn peaked in 2014, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Brailyn a boy or girl name?

Brailyn is used for both: about 73% of babies named Brailyn have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Brailyn rising or falling?

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

Will Brailyn become more popular?

Brailyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 17 girls named Brailyn 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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