Unisex name · since 1996
Bralyn
Bralyn has 531 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,608 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,956 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 531
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bralyn is the #7956 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 531 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Bralyn recorded 531 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #7956 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #7,608 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,956 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 531 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bralyn ranks #7,608 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,956 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 531 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,608 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,956 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 531
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bralyn's 531 recorded births place it above 83.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bralyn compares
531 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Bralyn's all-time total is 44% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bralyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 531 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bralyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bralyn splits its recorded history at 2012: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bralyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Bralyn popularity over time - girls
331 total births recorded since 1995 (Bralyn as girls' name)
Bralyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (258 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Bralyn's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Bralyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
196 births
- 2010s
2010s
258 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 258 births (49% of all-time use).
How Bralyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bralyn's total volume
Bralyn by state
Where Bralyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 42 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 17 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.9% |
42 of 531 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Bralyn's data
- Bralyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (258 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bralyns (42 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 Bralyn: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Bralyn 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.