Braelyn
The Story of Braelyn
As a girl name
Braelyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 735 Braelyns were born — ranking #426 that year. As of 2026, Braelyn ranks #1,201 for girls with 197 births, falling sharply (-47%). In total, more than 11K Braelyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Braelyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 106 Braelyns were born — ranking #1,525 that year. As of 2026, Braelyn ranks #3,109 for boys with 39 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 1K Braelyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Braelyn
Braelyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Braelyn's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #426. Use the chart and map above to compare Braelyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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