Brailyn
The Story of Brailyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Brailyn as a girl name dates back to 1995, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 73 newborns named Brailyn — #2,468 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Brailyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Brailyn ranks #4,875 for girls with 27 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Brailyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 33 births, good for #3,298 nationwide. About 54% of every Brailyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Brailyn ranks #6,076 for boys with 14 births, gradually falling (-5%). All told, over 416 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brailyn
Brailyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Brailyn's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #2,468. Use the chart and map above to compare Brailyn'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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