Braelyn

#1,080 for girls in 2025, 224 births · #3,089 for boys in 2025, 39 births
Given to girls 89.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
2011 · 735 births
Debut · girls
13 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,972
since 1991

Braelyn over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #426, 2011peak #1,525, 2010girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,080224#3,08939
2024#1,070232#3,04540
2023#912291#2,51053
2022#869319#2,15068
2021#750380#2,22563
2020#687414#2,06968
2019#639458#2,46454
2018#644460#2,38555
2017#469664#2,15463
2016#484645#2,18462
2015#470680#1,85379
2014#452711#1,92075
2013#496604#1,98969
2012#448699#1,68790
2011#426735#1,66690
2010#458673#1,525106
2009#486634#1,78984
2008#567543#2,58348
2007#813353#2,64346
2006#858311#3,30632
2005#1,191192#3,94123
2004#1,294165#4,26420
2003#1,97092—
2002#2,04684#7,6438
2001#1,700106—
2000#2,23670#8,2097
1999#2,43859—
1998#3,11640—
1997#4,50823—
1996#4,58322—
1995#4,21724—
1994#5,01619—
1993#5,95515—
1992#5,26718—
1991#6,58813—
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First appearance
1991

The first year at least five girls were named Braelyn! It came in at #6,588, and was given to 13 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1991–1994, when fewer than 20 girls a year got the name.

Where Braelyn is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #592 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,648 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #856 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,331 girlsMNIllinois: #564 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsILWisconsin: #524 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsWIMichigan: #584 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,704 girlsMINew York: #1,141 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,632 girlsNYMassachusetts: #730 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,977 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #378 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsIAIndiana: #577 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,547 girlsINOhio: #556 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,661 girlsOHPennsylvania: #676 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,223 girlsPANew Jersey: #835 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,355 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,213 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 7,919 girlsCAUtah: #579 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,685 girlsUTColorado: #621 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,693 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #453 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,883 girlsMOKentucky: #353 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,408 girlsKYWest Virginia: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsWVVirginia: #490 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,134 girlsVAMaryland: #345 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #683 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedNMKansas: #442 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsKSArkansas: #567 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsARTennessee: #625 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,761 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #479 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,078 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #490 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,923 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #724 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,955 girlsOKLouisiana: #842 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,699 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #467 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsALGeorgia: #543 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,341 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Braelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #1,210 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 7,647 girlsTXFlorida: #610 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,980 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#326 · 1 in 1,089
  2. Maryland#345 · 1 in 1,313
  3. Kentucky#353 · 1 in 1,408
  4. Iowa#378 · 1 in 1,439
  5. Kansas#442 · 1 in 1,636

Best ever in a state: #120 in South Dakota, 2008.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#32651 in 1,089
Maryland#345171 in 1,313
Kentucky#353121 in 1,408
Iowa#37881 in 1,439
Kansas#44271 in 1,636
Missouri#453131 in 1,883
Alabama#467101 in 1,871
North Carolina#479211 in 2,078
South Carolina#49091 in 1,923
Virginia#490161 in 2,134
Wisconsin#52491 in 2,308
Georgia#543191 in 2,341
Ohio#556181 in 2,661
Illinois#564191 in 2,566
Arkansas#56751 in 2,066
Indiana#577111 in 2,547
Utah#57961 in 2,685
Michigan#584141 in 2,704
Washington#592111 in 2,648
Florida#610271 in 2,980
Colorado#62181 in 2,693
Tennessee#625111 in 2,761
Pennsylvania#676151 in 3,223
Arizona#68391 in 3,073
Oklahoma#72451 in 2,955
Massachusetts#73061 in 3,977
New Jersey#83581 in 4,355
Louisiana#84251 in 3,699
Minnesota#85651 in 4,331
New York#1,141121 in 6,632
Texas#1,210201 in 7,647
California#1,213221 in 7,919
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Braelyn
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#1,070 → #1,080)
  • 393 spots since 2020 (#687 → #1,080)
  • 610 spots since 2015 (#470 → #1,080)
  • Biggest jump: 333 spots in 2006 (#1,191 → #858)
  • Biggest drop: 175 spots in 2018 (#469 → #644)
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1991
  • Peaked 2011 at #426 (735 births)
  • Births halved by 2022, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 2006–2023
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,393
  • Highest: 1 in 2,393 girls born in 2011 were named Braelyn (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,175 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 57.7% of all girls named Braelyn (6,329) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s233#2,438 (1999)#4,632
2000s2,550#486 (2009)#1,316
2010s6,329#426 (2011)#499
2020s1,860#687 (2020)#895

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Braelyn in 2020

girls
#687
414 births · 1 in 3,905 girls
boys
#2,069
68 births · 1 in 25,383 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #687Braelyn414

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #2,069Braelyn68
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 3,905 of them was named Braelyn, which outranked 96.1% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Braelyn
  1. #682Kenna416
  2. #685Kimber415
  3. #685Laurel415
  4. #687Braelyn414
  5. #687Faye414
  6. #687Kamiyah414
  7. #690Lina413
  8. #691Sunny412
  9. #692Calliope411

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 25,383 of them was named Braelyn, which outranked 85.3% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Braelyn
  1. #2,046Tristin69
  2. #2,046Tyshawn69
  3. #2,046Yuri69
  4. #2,069Braelyn68
  5. #2,069Adonai68
  6. #2,069Arley68
  7. #2,069Brendon68
  8. #2,094Abdullahi67
  9. #2,094Ariyon67
  10. #2,094Darion67

Tied with 24 names at #2,069; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2020 →