US rank #5549 Boys' name Peak 2010 467 births

Braelon — #5549 US boys' name

467 babies named Braelon in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s1892010s1982020s67
#5549
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Braelon was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

47 babies were named Braelon in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Braelon

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Braelon between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braelon currently holds the #5549 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Braelon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Braelon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Braelon in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Braelon 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 467 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.

Braelon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

467

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2010

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,549

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Braelon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
47
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001997 7

Braelon by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
198 births that decade — 42% of Braelon's all-time total
1990s132000s1892010s1982020s67

Braelon by state

Where Braelon concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Braelon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
67 14.3%
#2 Indiana
5 1.1%
#3 Louisiana
5 1.1%
Texas share of Braelon's total US births 14.3%
Even split

67 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Braelon?
467 babies have been named Braelon since 1997. It currently ranks #5549 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 47 births.
When was Braelon most popular?
Braelon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Braelon most popular?
The top states for the name Braelon are Texas (67 births), Indiana (5 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Braelon been used?
Braelon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Braelon?
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.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.