Boys' name · since 2004
Brailen
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 194 babies named Brailen, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 194
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
194 boys have been named Brailen since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Brailen recorded 194 times among boys since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2004 to 2021.
- #13,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 194 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brailen ranks #13,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 194 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 194
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brailen's 194 recorded births place it above 71.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Brailen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brailen splits its recorded history at 2013: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brailen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2021
- Peak year (2011)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Brailen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (128 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Brailen's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Brailen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (66% of all-time use).
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What to do with Brailen's data
- Brailen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Brailen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2004–2021 (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 Brailen 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.