Recorded 2004–2021 Boys' name Peak 2011 194 births

Brailen — boys' name

194 babies named Brailen in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s492010s1282020s17
2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Brailen was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

18 babies were named Brailen in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Brailen

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Brailen between 2004 and 2021, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Brailen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Brailen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Brailen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Brailen 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 194 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.

Brailen at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

194

Since 2004

18 years of records

Peak year

2011

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2004

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2021

Brailen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2004

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2011)
18
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 2021201820152012200920062004 7

Brailen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
128 births that decade — 66% of Brailen's all-time total
2000s492010s1282020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Brailen?
194 babies have been named Brailen since 2004. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2011 with 18 births.
When was Brailen most popular?
Brailen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Brailen been used?
Brailen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Brailen?
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.

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, 2004–2021 (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.