Unisex name · since 1995
Brailyn
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 1,081 babies named Brailyn, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,032 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,081
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brailyn is the #6032 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,081 recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brailyn has been recorded 1,081 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #6032 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,113 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,032 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,081 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brailyn ranks #7,113 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,032 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,081 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,113 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,032 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,081
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brailyn's 1,081 recorded births place it above 90.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Brailyn compares
1,081 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Brailyn's all-time total is 188% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brailyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,081 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brailyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brailyn splits its recorded history at 2010: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brailyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Brailyn popularity over time - boys
400 total births recorded since 2003 (Brailyn as boys' name)
Brailyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (564 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Brailyn's strongest decade.
564 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Brailyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
312 births
- 2010s
2010s
564 births
- 2020s 164
2020s
164 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 564 births (52% of all-time use).
How Brailyn 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 Brailyn's total volume
Brailyn by state
Where Brailyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 31 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 30 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
41 of 1,081 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Brailyn appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brailyn's data
- Brailyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (564 total births); usage has since declined to 164 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Brailyns (41 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brailyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Brailyn 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.