Braylynn
The Story of Braylynn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Braylynn as a girl name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 118 newborns named Braylynn — #1,757 in the national rankings. About 59% of every Braylynn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Braylynn ranks #4,073 for girls with 35 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Braylynn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2008, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 17 births, good for #5,289 nationwide. About 68% of every Braylynn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Braylynn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 178 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 Braylynn
Braylynn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Braylynn's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,757. Use the chart and map above to compare Braylynn'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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