Unisex name · since 1995
Braelin
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 384 babies named Braelin, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,257 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braelin currently ranks #9257 among unisex names in America, with 384 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braelin has been recorded 384 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #9257 nationally and more common than 34% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #9,232 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,257 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 384 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braelin ranks #9,232 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,257 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 384 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,257 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 384
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braelin's 384 recorded births place it above 79.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Braelin compares
384 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Braelin's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braelin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 384 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braelin's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braelin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Braelin popularity over time - girls
254 total births recorded since 1997 (Braelin as girls' name)
Braelin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (164 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Braelin's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Braelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
126 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 164 births (43% of all-time use).
Braelin by state
Where Braelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 384 births nationwide.
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What to do with Braelin's data
- Braelin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (164 total births) through the 2020s (73) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braelins (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Braelin: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Braelin 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.