Boys' name · since 1999
Braelen
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Braelen, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,589 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Braelen is the #8589 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 282 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braelen has been recorded 282 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #8589 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #10,948 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,589 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 282 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braelen ranks #10,948 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,589 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 282 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,589 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braelen's 282 recorded births place it above 75.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Braelen compares
282 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Braelen's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braelen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 282 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braelen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Braelen splits its recorded history at 2013: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Braelen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Braelen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Braelen's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Braelen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (48% of all-time use).
Braelen by state
Where Braelen concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
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- Braelen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braelens (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Braelen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Braelen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.