Boys' name · since 1997
Braelon
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 500 babies named Braelon, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,897 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,555 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 500
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braelon currently ranks #3555 among boys' names in America, with 500 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Braelon recorded 500 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #3555 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #7,897 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,555 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 500 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braelon ranks #7,897 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,555 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 500 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,897 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,555 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 500
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braelon's 500 recorded births place it above 82.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Braelon compares
500 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Braelon's all-time total is 36% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braelon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 500 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braelon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Braelon's full recorded timeline at 2012, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Braelon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Braelon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (198 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Braelon's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Braelon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
189 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 198 births (40% of all-time use).
How Braelon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Braelon's total volume
Braelon by state
Where Braelon concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 67 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
67 of 500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Braelon's data
- Braelon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (198 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braelons (67 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 Braelon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Braelon 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.