Girls' name · since 2001
Brailynn
925 babies named Brailynn in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
925 babies have been named Brailynn since 2001, making it today's #7043 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Brailynn recorded 925 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #7043 nationally today, ahead of 59% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #7,930 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,043 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 925 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brailynn ranks #7,930 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,043 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 925 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,930 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brailynn's 925 recorded births place it above 89.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Brailynn compares
925 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Brailynn's all-time total is 146% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brailynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 925 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Brailynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Brailynn's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 79, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Brailynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Brailynn popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 2009 (Brailynn as boys' name)
Brailynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (619 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Brailynn's strongest decade.
619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Brailynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
619 births
- 2020s 181
2020s
181 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 619 births (67% of all-time use).
How Brailynn 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 Brailynn's total volume
Brailynn by state
Where Brailynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 34 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 14 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
34 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Brailynn appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brailynn's data
- Brailynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (619 total births); usage has since declined to 181 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Brailynns (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Brailynn: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Brailynn 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.