Girls' name · since 1989
Braelynn
9,829 babies named Braelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,829
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braelynn currently ranks #837 among girls' names in America, with 9,829 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Braelynn recorded 9,829 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #837 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #1,692 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #837 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,829 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braelynn ranks #1,692 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #837 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,829 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,692 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #837 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,829
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Braelynn's 9,829 recorded births place it above 97.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Braelynn compares
9,829 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Braelynn's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,829 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 809 | 21 | 19,840 |
Braelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Braelynn splits its recorded history at 2010: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 809 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Braelynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 809
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Braelynn popularity over time - boys
210 total births recorded since 2008 (Braelynn as boys' name)
Braelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,914 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Braelynn's strongest decade.
5,914 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Braelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 868
2000s
868 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,914 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,994 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,914 births (60% of all-time use).
How Braelynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Braelynn's total volume
Braelynn by state
Where Braelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 770 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 533 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 514 | 5.2% |
| #4 | California | | 428 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 426 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 384 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 367 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 327 | 3.3% |
770 of 9,829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Braelynn appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braelynn's data
- Braelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,914 total births) through the 2020s (2,994) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Braelynns (770 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 Braelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Braelynn 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.