Unisex name · since 1998
Bralynn
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 565 babies named Bralynn, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 565
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
565 babies have been named Bralynn since 1998, making it today's #9168 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bralynn has been recorded 565 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #9168 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #10,970 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,168 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 565 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bralynn ranks #10,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,168 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 565 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 565
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bralynn's 565 recorded births place it above 84.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Bralynn compares
565 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Bralynn's all-time total is 50% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bralynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 565 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bralynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bralynn splits its recorded history at 2012: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bralynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Bralynn popularity over time - boys
121 total births recorded since 2005 (Bralynn as boys' name)
Bralynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (321 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Bralynn's strongest decade.
321 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Bralynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
321 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 321 births (57% of all-time use).
How Bralynn 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 Bralynn's total volume
Bralynn by state
Where Bralynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Bralynn's data
- Bralynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (321 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Bralynns (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Bralynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Bralynn 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.