Recorded 2008–2010 Boys' name Peak 2009 32 births

Braelan — boys' name

32 babies named Braelan in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 boys have been named Braelan since 2008, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

32
total births
2008–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
66%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Braelan was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

13 babies were named Braelan in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Braelan

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Braelan between 2008 and 2010, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braelan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Braelan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Braelan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Braelan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Braelan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Braelan at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

32

Since 2008

3 years of records

Peak year

2009

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

2008

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2010

Braelan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2008

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2009)
13
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
68101214 201020092008 8

Braelan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 66% of Braelan's all-time total
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Braelan by state

Where Braelan concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Braelan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 18.8%
Texas share of Braelan's total US births 18.8%

6 of 32 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braelan?
32 babies have been named Braelan since 2008. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2009 with 13 births.
When was Braelan most popular?
Braelan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Braelan most popular?
The top states for the name Braelan are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Braelan been used?
Braelan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 3 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Braelan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Brandon, Bradley, Brayden, Brady, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.