Braelyn
Braelyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Braelyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Braelyn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
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. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 735 births, good for #426 nationwide. About 57% of every Braelyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Braelyn ranks #1,201 for girls with 197 births, falling sharply (-47%). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Braelyn as a boy name dates back to 2000, when 7 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 106 newborns named Braelyn — #1,525 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Braelyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Braelyn ranks #3,109 for boys with 39 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Braelyn
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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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.